Chapter 72, don't you know if you compare with one another?

Now there is such a saying among the people: if you want to learn the culture of the Tang Dynasty, you can go to Japan, if you want to learn the culture of the Song Dynasty, you can go to Korea, if you want to learn the culture of the Yuan Dynasty, you can go to Mongolia, if you want to learn the culture of the Ming Dynasty, you can go to Myanmar, if you want to learn the culture of the Qing Dynasty, you can go to Taiwan.

This means that the essence of the culture of the Tang Dynasty was inherited by the East, the essence of the culture of the Song Dynasty was inherited by South Korea, and the essence of the culture of the Republic of China was inherited by Taiwan.

So, what did the Chinese people inherit?

For foreign cultures, we need to take the essence of them and remove the dross. However, for the cultural inheritance of their own country, some Chinese people go the opposite way, taking the dross and discarding the essence.

It is precisely because some people forget their roots that Chinese people are often despised and ridiculed by foreigners.

Saburo Fujino is an expert in the field of Chinese culture, so he naturally agrees with this statement. So, now asking this question to Fang Yan in front of everyone is not without the intention of making Fang Yan ugly.

You teach Chinese, you can also say Chinese culture, your poetry is so beautiful, your knowledge is so rich, so why are there such words?

Isn't it a great irony that the essence of Chinese culture can only be appreciated and experienced in other countries?

"I've heard that too. Fang Yan said calmly. It is useless to blindly deny some things, it can only show that the person is shallow and stupid. "Since Mr. Fujino is a researcher of Chinese culture, he must have heard of the saying that where there is well water, there are willow words. ”

"Yes, I know where this sentence comes from. Fujino Saburo smiled and nodded, and said: "This is to describe the works of a lyricist named Liu Sanbian in Huaxia Province who has been widely circulated, and wherever there is well water, you can hear the singing of Liu Ci." I have to say that the ancient Chinese culture is indeed broad and profound, which makes people yearn for it. ”

Saburo Fujino has something to say, he only said that the ancient Chinese culture is broad and profound, which makes people yearn for it, but what kind of cultural existence is worthy of people in China now?

Fang Yan naturally heard the deep meaning of his words, smiled, and continued: "Mr. Fujino has heard the phrase 'wherever there is well water, there are willow words', so do you know that there is another sentence after this sentence?"

Fujino Saburo knew that Fang Yan would definitely refute his opinion, but Fang Yan didn't make it clear, he could only shake his head and say, "I don't know for the time being." ”

"Wherever there are people, there is Chinese civilization. The culture of the Tang Dynasty was in the East, and the culture of the Ming Dynasty was in South Korea. This just shows that the Chinese culture is carried forward and inherited well, and the whole world is learning and recognizing. Chinese culture is both national and global. This is the pride and pride of our Chinese people. ”

"Really?" Fujino didn't expect Fang Yan to be so shameless as to misinterpret his attack arguments. Secretly angry in his heart, he said: "As far as I know, the understanding of this sentence is diametrically opposed to Teacher Fang Yan's explanation. As researchers, scholars, inheritors and disseminators of culture, we should be modest and cautious, and seek truth from facts. ”

Saburo Fujino glanced at the audience and said, "Teacher Fang Yan, it's not a good habit to lie in front of your own students. You are a teacher, if you lie, your students will be affected badly----- not only me, but all of us know that the real meaning of that sentence is to regret that the Chinese people have not been able to protect and inherit their excellent culture. ”

"Yes, Teacher Fang Yan just said something very good. It is national and global. We admire Chinese culture, you abandon the dross, we are willing to preserve it intact. Passed on from generation to generation, polishing the bones, enriching knowledge, and improving the personal quality of the whole nation. ”

Fujino Saburo looked at Fang Yan with a smile, and at the same time looked at the many Suzaku students present, and said: "There is an old gentleman in Huaxia who said that people today have had it, and they don't like people's rules, such as avoiding illness and avoiding medicine, and would rather destroy their bodies than have no understanding. Isn't it a better way to admit your shortcomings frankly, correct them when you can still save them, and work hard from this moment ----- today?"

"It's not that we don't want to admit it. We just can't admit it. Fang Yan said with a smile. "Mr. Saburo Fujino keeps giving us hats and telling us that what you say is the truth----- but is the situation really what Mr. Saburo Fujino said? ”

"Why do people think that the essence of the culture of the Tang Dynasty was inherited by the East, and the essence of the culture of the Song Dynasty was inherited by South Korea?" Fang Yan said with a gentle expression, a calm voice, and a faint smile on his face: "Since Fujino Saburo is a Huaxia Tong, then he must have heard of such a fairy tale, right?"

"In an abandoned well, there lives a frog. One day, the frog met a turtle from the East China Sea by the well. The frog proudly boasted to the turtle and said, "Look, how pleasant it is for me to live here." If I'm happy, I'll jump and play in the well, and when I'm tired, I'll go to the cave in the wall of the well to rest. Sometimes you soak yourself comfortably in the water, and sometimes you take a pleasant walk in the mud. Look at the little insects, crabs, and tadpoles next to me, who can compare to me? Why don't you go down to the well and have a look?"

The turtle disagreed with the frog's invitation and said, "Have you ever seen the sea?" The vastness of the sea is more than a thousand miles, and the depth of the sea is more than a thousand feet. Wells can dry up, but the sea never ends. I prefer to live in the sea, because that's where the world really is. How can you know the vastness of the world when you sit in the well all day?"

After Fang Yan's fairy tale was finished, the classroom became agitated.

The students of Class 9 were very excited. When they heard Saburo Fujino attacking the inheritance of Chinese culture, they were very unhappy. However, they could not stand up against it. Because the Takeren delegation was a guest from afar, the school might punish them if they were too excited.

However, Fang Yan was not afraid of the school's punishment, and he also ignored the fact that the leading teachers of Suzaku Middle School were close at hand. Say what you have to say, and fight for what you have to fight. is not cowardly, does not escape, has a point of view and a story, and the sharp words make people feel comfortable.

Being slapped in the face on their own turf, who wants to put their face in the face?

"Teacher Fang really likes -----"

"Mr. Fang's story is well told, it's so exciting-----"

"That is, how does the frog in the well know the vastness of the sea?"

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Unlike the students' performance, the leading teacher of Suzaku Middle School had a somewhat unkind face.

Jia Siting, the leader of the first-grade Chinese group, whispered to the teacher next to him: "I don't know how to advance or retreat. How can you talk to a guest like that? I'm afraid things are going to get worse. ”

"Yes. If the guest gets angry and cancels the friendship school with our Suzaku Middle School, it will be a big shame. ”

"Principal Lu, you have to stand up and say something------"

Lu Chaoge sat beside Matsushima Kiri, expressionless and did not say a word.

If the reaction of the students of Suzaku Middle School was joy, and the reaction of the Suzaku teachers was panic, then the reaction of the Takehito delegation was anger.

Those who were familiar with Chinese culture or could understand Huaxia language, their faces were already gloomy when Fang Yan told the story.

This is the story of sitting in the well and watching the sky, in Fang Yan's mouth, they became the frogs sitting in the well leisurely. How could they be willing to accept such a verbal attack?

After listening to the explanation, some members of the delegation who did not understand Huaxia looked at Fang Yan with even more hostility. It's a shame and an insult.

Saburo Fujino's face was extremely embarrassed, and he said loudly: "This is a very unfriendly behavior. If Suzaku Middle School cannot give us an explanation, we will immediately end the inspection trip and cut off all school cooperation with Suzaku Middle School. In addition, we will seek justice from Huaxia through the Embassy of the Orient. ”

The classroom was noisy and noisy, clearly divided into three opposing emotions.

When Fang Yan told this story, he already knew the reactions of all parties.

He smiled and waved his hand and said, "Don't get excited, Mr. Fujino, I just told a fairy tale." I didn't say you were frogs at the bottom of the well----- please don't have such unnecessary associations. You have to put yourself in this role, which will affect the friendship between the two schools. ”

"Then who are the frogs at the bottom of the well----- say?" said Saburo Fujino in a vicious voice. I thought to myself, if you cared about the friendship between the two schools, you wouldn't tell such an insulting fairy tale.

"The frog at the bottom of the well is the frog at the bottom of the well. Fang Yan replied with a serious face. "Why does Mr. Fujino have to chase this boring question? We should be concerned about who is the abandoned well and who is the sea. ”

"Then may I ask ----- who is the waste well and who is the sea?"

"Chinese culture is naturally the sea. Fang Yan said.

"-------" Saburo Fujino's chest was tight, and he felt like he fainted on the spot. Chinese culture is the sea, then the East is a waste well. Is Toyo an abandoned well----- isn't it still the frog who sits in the well and watches the sky?

"Whether it's the East or South Korea, or some other civilized country, the culture they pass on is just a tributary of the sea. Fang Yan said. "If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't think of rivers and seas. The reason why Jianghai can be called Jianghai is because of its many tributaries and vast waters. If I say that, Mr. Fujino won't object, right?"

"Is that really the case?" said Saburo Fujino, a mocking look on his face. "Blindly dodging and hiding can only prove that you are weak in heart. If the tributaries are wider and larger than the sea, then you can rest on your laurels and turn a blind eye to such questions as tributaries or tributaries and seas or seas. However, you can't stop the eyes of the world. ”

Fang Yan also smiled and said, "So, what do you use to prove that the tributaries are wider and broader than the sea?"

"Don't you know if you compare to one?" said Saburo Fujino with a sneer.