Confucius' lessons still relevant, Xi says
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Confucian">Confucian</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Confucianism">Confucianism</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>' <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Confucianism">Confucianism</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Qufu">Qufu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>.</p><p><span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Confucianism">Confucianism</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discarding">discarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dross">dross</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="philosopher">philosopher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="companions">companions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="classics">classics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="periodicals">periodicals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Confucianism">Confucianism</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="interpretations">interpretations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Analects">Analects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>' <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>' <span word="descendents">descendents</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="about">about</span> 13.3 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="about">about</span> 460 <span word="rooms">rooms</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1377.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Linyi">Linyi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Resistance">Resistance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Aggression">Aggression</span> (1937-45). <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="models">models</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Huanyu">Huanyu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>' <span word="small">small</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p>
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