"Four thousand five hundred years ago, the fusion of the Yan and Huang tribes created a great nation. This nation has never fallen in the long river of history, and even in the darkest times, we still uphold the characteristics of the Chinese nation. With the same language, the same culture, the same thinking, and the same idea, our culture is the only inheritance in the world that has never been broken. ”

"Although our culture has suffered from foreign invasion over the past 100 years, many people are no longer proud of our long history, and they are no longer proud of our heritage. However, no one can deny that the Chinese civilization, the Chinese civilization, is the oldest and most splendid civilization in history today. Although I am in Switzerland and you are in the United States, our roots are in China, and we are all descendants of Yan and Huang. ”

"Leaving the grass on the plain, one year old and one withered. Wildfires burn inexhaustibly, and spring breezes blow and regenerate. We are all Chinese, and five thousand years of blood and roots have made our souls branded with the descendants of Yan Huang. Yellow skin, black eyes, this means that we are all descendants of the dragon. After drinking the water of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, I will never forget my mother's nurturing grace. Although we are in a foreign country, we always remember the imprint on our bodies, and we are all descendants of Yan and Huang. ”

"The more I learn about world cultures, the more proud I am of my culture. When other countries, because of religion, because of faith, because of marriage, can no longer have a clear boundary, but we still adhere to the 5,000-year-old heritage, so that people in other countries in the world can clearly understand us. ”

"The ancient three rivers gave birth to the long history of our Chinese civilization, and when Europe was still drinking blood, our Chinese civilization has given birth to unique moral etiquette. We have been ahead of the world for 3,000 years, using chopsticks, cooked food, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness, and square characters independent of the world, which are all unique cultures that distinguish us from other peoples. In addition to these, I would like to ask you, do you know what Huaxia is? ”

Hundreds of Chinese people looked at Zhou Nan on the stage one by one, their eyes were kind and excited, but no one spoke, and the audience was quiet as if there was no one.

Just when Zhou Nan thought that no one responded, an old man in a robe had tears in his eyes, bowed to Zhou Nan with his fists, and said: "Zhou Li said: All the princes who obey Zhou etiquette and abide by etiquette and righteousness are called Chinese and Xia people, and they are commonly known as Zhuhua and Zhuxia. ”

Because most people didn't hear his words clearly, Zhou Nan also clenched his fists and shook him deeply, repeating his words, so that everyone below heard them and said: "The old gentleman is erudite and talented, and he has revealed the roots of Huaxia. "Shangshu, Zhoushu, Wucheng": Huaxia is barbaric, reckless. This era is already the beginning of the true integration of our Chinese civilization. "Shangshu Justice" said: The crown dress is a chapter, and the left side is sent to the left, it is also glorious. "Interpretation" cloud: Xia, Daya. Therefore, the great country is called Xia Hua. Xia is also called China. "Zuo Biography" said: "The descendants do not seek summer, and they do not mess with China." When it came to the Warring States Period, there was another cloud in the "Warring States Policy": The Chinese are the place where the wisdom and wisdom live, where all things and wealth are gathered, where the sages teach, where the benevolence and righteousness are given, where the poems, books, rituals and pleasures are used, where the skills are tested, where the distant places are observed, and where the barbarians are righteous. That is, the Central Plains is a place where intelligent and far-sighted people live, a place where all things and wealth are accumulated, a place where sages and saints practice education, a place where benevolence and righteousness are practiced, a place where "poems", "books", "rites" and "music" are used, a place where strange and exquisite skills are tested, a place where distant countries observe and yearn for, and a place where ethnic minorities from all over the world imitate. ”

"In the Tang Dynasty, the "Tang Law Discussion" said: Those who are Chinese, China is also. He was taught by the king, belonged to China, was well-dressed, filial piety, and etiquette, so it was called China. Kong Yingda said: Summer, Daya. China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; There is the beauty of uniforms, which is called Hua. Hua, Xia Yiya. ”

"Huaxia is based on the beauty of costumes; The summer is based on the vast territory, cultural prosperity, and the prosperity of etiquette and morality. In terms of literal meaning, the Chinese character has the meaning of beauty, the Xia character has the meaning of grandeur, and the original meaning of Huaxia has the meaning of civilization. The physical display of the word Huaxia in reality is clothing, etiquette, and classics. The Chinese civilization is an entity that unites the Yanhuang bloodline, the culture of poetry, writing, etiquette, and the Chinese frontier. ”

"Due to the dogmatism and rigid thinking of Confucianism, the Chinese civilization has not only not become the source of our pride in the historical development of these two thousand years, but has become our shackles. Therefore, we have failed, but failure does not mean the failure of our civilization, but can only be the words of Confucianism, and the backwardness of the thinking of one family is by no means the failure of our entire civilization. ”

At this time, there was a noise from the audience, and it was still the old man who stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask Zhou Sheng, don't you think that Confucian culture is the orthodoxy of Chinese civilization?" ”

Zhou Nan pondered for a while before saying: "The boy's opinion: Chinese civilization embraces all rivers, all the sons and hundreds of schools of thought are all Chinese orthodoxy, and Confucianism is just the word of one family, and it does not represent the entire Chinese civilization. Isn't Taoism a Chinese civilization? Isn't Legalism a Chinese civilization? Isn't Mohist a Chinese civilization? ”

He said: "The old man believes that even though Confucianism has the limitations of the times, in the past two thousand years, Confucianism has always represented Chinese orthodoxy, and not everyone can say anything about it. ”

Zhou Nan just wants to give a lecture on Chinese civilization to all the Chinese today, and use this to gather the hearts of the Chinese people and enhance everyone's self-confidence, not to engage in academic arguments with anyone. Confucianism has indeed played an unparalleled role in the development of Chinese civilization. It is precisely because of the cultural inclusiveness of Confucianism that China was able to unite the 56 ethnic groups, instead of hating each other, targeting each other, and even killing each other by various races, as is the case in the United States now.

Because the cultural roots of the United States are so shallow, they simply do not have the ability to integrate different ethnic groups together. In the past, they could only exterminate all the disobedient, but now they can't kill all the aliens, they can only force ethnic integration. However, after 70 years, they still have not solved the problem of national coexistence.

Simply eliminating those racial discrimination can only be a palliative rather than a cure. They simply do not have a culture that is recognized by all ethnic groups, bringing all ethnic groups together.

The role of Confucianism gave birth to the current Chinese civilization, but this method was not always applicable. Especially in the current rapid development of science and technology, Confucianism can no longer be a help, but a drag.

Zhou Nan bowed again and said: "On this topic, we can communicate later, and we can seek common ground while reserving differences, and work together for the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization." ”

He shook his head and said, "It is rumored that Your Excellency is a Taoist heir, and it is indeed true. ”

Most people couldn't hear his words, but Zhou Nan had already recognized who he was. Thinking that he is also nearly eighty years old this year, and he is also very respected in the United States, Zhou Nan certainly can't pretend that he didn't hear his words.

Zhou Nan patted Audrey, who was holding his arm, and Audrey willingly followed him off the stage. Zhou Nan walked in front of the old man, first slammed to the ground, and then said: "Mr. Situ, please come to the stage, I am here today as a descendant of Yan and Huang, a Chinese, to communicate with you as a disciple of Taoism." ”

He smiled and said, "I made a special trip back to the United States just to have an open and honest exchange with Your Excellency. But this is not the right time, please continue, and we can talk about it later. ”

Zhou Nan didn't insist, he walked back on the stage, looked at the people in the audience, and said: "What I just said just now is just to explain to you, why we are the descendants of Yan and Huang, why we are Chinese, so, who are Chinese?" I was next to my wife, who was a European, with a different skin and a different blood from us. But now because of me, her heart is to China, when she eats with this chopstick like us, communicates in Chinese, writes in square characters, and likes our clothes, is she Chinese? ”

Zhou Nan asked again: "When we have a child, and the child is also interested in China, then is he considered a Chinese?" We are now in another country, subject to the laws of another country, and speaking the language of another country, so are we still Chinese? When the East Indies established a country with Chinese as the main body, which was already outside the territory of China, but we still followed the influence of Chinese civilization and followed Chinese etiquette, then are we still Chinese? ”

Everyone in the audience pondered, but no one spoke. Zhou Nan didn't need anyone to answer, and said: "I don't think there is an accurate answer to this question, no matter which answer and result, it will encounter countless objections. After 3,000 years of debate, there has been no result, but I personally believe that in this era of global integration, some ideas should also keep pace with the times. The ancient Chinese strictly distinguished the advanced Chinese from the backward barbarians by the synthesis of culture, such as clothing, etiquette, ideology, morality, etc., rather than by a single factor such as blood. ”

"Those who are Yidi and Huaxia are Huaxia; Those who are in China and Yi Di are Yi Di. If we follow this theory, are we no longer Chinese? Even if we still speak Chinese! Written in square letters! Heart to China! ”

There was still no one in the audience who responded to Zhou Nan's words, but everyone was pondering. If they are no longer regarded as Chinese because of this, they will not be able to accept it, but if they are asked to accept a foreign race and directly become Chinese, they will not be able to accept it.

Zhou Nan took out a manuscript from his pocket and said, "After asking everyone these questions, I now return to what I really want to say today." That is: my Chinese dream. ”

(Had a drink today, and then wrote this chapter.) I know that this chapter will be very controversial, but I don't want to have an outcome, whatever the outcome...... ）