People’s Daily (August 14, 2023, 09 edition)

　　The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation, and the pursuit of peace, harmony and harmony is deeply rooted in the spiritual world of the Chinese nation. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Chinese civilization has outstanding peace, which fundamentally determines that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of the international order.". A profound understanding of the outstanding peace of Chinese civilization is of great significance for a comprehensive understanding of the long-lasting and continuous development process of Chinese civilization, for taking the road of peaceful development today and promoting the construction of a community of human destiny. This academic edition focuses on "Chinese civilization has outstanding peace".

　　— — Editor

　　Deeply understand the outstanding peace of Chinese civilization (on academic balance)

　　Wang Jie

　　Chinese civilization with a history of more than 5,000 years has always advocated peace. The pursuit of peace, harmony and harmony is deeply rooted in the spiritual world of the Chinese nation. In his important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "Chinese civilization has outstanding peace". In Chinese civilization, the concepts of "harmony is the most important", "harmony without difference", "good neighbors", "world peace" and "world harmony" have been passed down from generation to generation. Peace is the essence of Chinese civilization, the deep spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation and the inevitable requirement of building a better world.

　　Many elements shape the peace of Chinese civilization.

　　Throughout the ages, the Chinese nation has a position and influence in the world, not by belligerence or external expansion, but by the powerful appeal and attraction of Chinese culture. Chinese excellent traditional culture is the wisdom crystallization of Chinese civilization, and its many elements jointly shape the peace of Chinese civilization.

　　The spiritual pursuit of being virtuous and carrying things, being virtuous and being broad-minded provides spiritual support for shaping the peace of Chinese civilization. The Book of Changes says: "The terrain is vast, and a gentleman carries things with kindness", which means that the momentum of the earth is generous and smooth, and a gentleman should treat people and things all over the world with generosity. At the beginning of "University", it is said that "the way of university is to show virtue clearly", and in "The Analects of Confucius", it is said that "people can spread Taoism, but not Taoism", which inspires people to carry forward the aboveboard virtue and consciously carry forward the "Tao". This spiritual pursuit of being virtuous, caring for others, and being virtuous and broad-minded, through the practice and inheritance of Chinese sons and daughters and the long history, has formed the interpersonal relationship principle of "don’t do to others what you don’t want them to do to you" and "push yourself and others if you want to achieve it", and constructed a world with moral order.

　　The social ideal of "the world is public and the world is harmonious" provides an ideal support for shaping the peace of Chinese civilization. The Book of Rites says: "A trip to the main road is also a public service." "People don’t only kiss their relatives, they don’t only have their sons and daughters, so that they can have a good old age, be strong and useful, and those who are proud, widowed, lonely, independent and disabled will be provided for." "So they seek closure but don’t prosper, and they steal thieves and don’t do it, so they don’t close their doors. The ancients in China said that "the world is not dominated by one person, so is the world" and "within the four seas, all men are brothers". They believed that "the world" is not dominated by individuals, countries and ethnic groups, but by all people, countries and ethnic groups, expressing the desire and ideal that all people, countries and ethnic groups should treat each other as equals, get along well with each other and help each other.

　　The way of communicating with others, caring for others and being kind to neighbors, has provided practical support for shaping the peace of Chinese civilization. "Strengthening Faith and Forgiveness" comes from the Book of Rites and Liyun, which is about keeping faith with each other and establishing a harmonious relationship. "Kindness and Kindness to Neighbors" comes from Zuo Zhuan’s Six Years of Seclusion, which is about being close to benevolence and being friendly to neighboring countries. This is the general plan for governing the country. Chinese civilization is a great civilization that advocates faithfulness, harmony, benevolence and friendliness. Between individuals, groups, nations and countries, it is the way of life and communication formed by the Chinese nation based on the pursuit of the ideal of great harmony with Mingde. The Silk Road is the fruit of this kind of communication, which is based on faith, friendship and good neighborliness. More than 100 years BC, China began to open up the Silk Road to the Western Regions. China and the ancestors on the Eurasian continent braved difficulties and explored and opened up a number of trade and cultural exchange channels connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Shen Yue said in the Book of Song that "boats and ships follow the road, and merchants and envoys make friends", which recorded the lively scenes and prosperity of merchants and envoys on the Silk Road. The Silk Road spirit of peaceful cooperation, openness, tolerance, mutual learning and mutual benefit has been passed down from generation to generation. Today, China and the countries and regions that have jointly established the Belt and Road Initiative have strengthened interconnection, sought common prosperity and development, and endowed the new era connotation with the way of upholding faith, repairing friendship, and being kind to neighbors.

　　Other important elements of Chinese excellent traditional culture have also played an important role in jointly shaping the peace of Chinese civilization. For example, the ecological concept of harmony between man and nature, the philosophical thought of seeking truth from facts, the unity of knowledge and action, and the thinking method of adhering to two purposes and keeping the middle to achieve harmony have all contributed to the formation of an open, inclusive, peaceful and upright civilization of Chinese civilization beyond the constraints of local culture, blood lineage and religious beliefs.

　　The peace of Chinese civilization has rich and profound connotations.

　　Harmony is one of the core values of Chinese civilization. In a certain sense, Chinese civilization is a kind of "harmony" civilization. The spiritual ideal of Chinese civilization is peaceful and firm, broad-minded and open-minded, and has a deep concern for the fate of mankind. The peace of Chinese civilization has rich and profound connotations.

　　Advocate caution against war. Historically, China has long been one of the most powerful countries in the world, but it has never colonized or invaded other countries. In Zuo Zhuan, it is said that "stopping fighting is martial arts", which means that stopping fighting is martial arts, and stopping fighting is the real martial arts. The true meaning of "martial arts" is to eliminate wars and stabilize the people. At the beginning of the Art of War, Sun Tzu said: "A soldier is a major event of the country, a place of death and life, and a way of survival." He advocated caution against war. The first article of Sima Fa, which is also an early work on the art of war, is Benevolence, the core idea of which is that the principle of benevolence should be implemented in war, and "Although the country is big, belligerence will die" comes from this. Chinese has long understood the role of peace in safeguarding civilization and the destructive role of war in civilization. Believing in the law of the jungle, bullying the weak by the strong and militarising the armed forces will surely lead to extinction. For thousands of years, peace has been deeply branded in the characteristics of Chinese civilization, carved into the genes of Chinese children and integrated into the blood of the Chinese nation.

　　Advocate mutual coordination. From peace and harmony to harmony and harmony, Chinese’s exploration of "harmony" is not only reflected in the relationship between war and peace, but also goes deep into the laws of nature and the development of human society to understand "harmony". "He who is in harmony can achieve the Tao in the world" and "To achieve harmony, the status of heaven and everything can be nurtured". Both nature and human society should pursue the ideal realm and perfect order of "harmony" through coordinated development. The key to realize the harmony between man and nature lies in "harmony between man and nature"; To achieve harmony between people, the key lies in mutual respect; To achieve human harmony, it is necessary to achieve physical and mental coordination, and to improve one’s personality and morality through practice and introspection.

　　Advocate symbiosis. Chinese’s "harmony" is not exactly the same and unchanged, and it does not pursue a single, static and undifferentiated harmony, but on the basis of respecting the diversity and differences of things, it achieves a higher level of harmony and unity through mutual coordination and interaction. "On Mencius Teng Wengong" said: "The husband and things are not uniform, and the feelings of things are also." Warn people not to treat the differences of things simply and rudely, and not to force them to be eliminated. The Analects of Confucius Zi Lu said: "Gentlemen are harmonious but different, while villains are the same but not harmonious". "Harmony without difference" pursues internal harmony and friendliness, rather than superficial similarity and consistency, which is the basic law of symbiosis between individuals and groups of human beings. It can be seen that the spirit of "harmony" is a kind of recognition of others, respect for differences and tolerance of dissidents, so as to achieve common ground while reserving differences and harmonious coexistence.

　　Advocate traffic harmony. The Book of Changes says: "Heaven and earth meet and everything is connected, and the upper and lower sides meet and have the same aspirations", which means that only when heaven and earth meet with Yin and Yang can everything be born and raised smoothly; Only by communicating with the whole society can we share the same interests. "Zhuangzi Tian Zifang" said: "The traffic between them is harmonious, but things are endless". The ancients in China believed that only by opening communication can we develop, progress and be full of vitality, and achieve a state of "harmony". The Book of Rites says: "Learning alone without friends is ignorant". In the Book of Changes, it is said that "a gentleman teaches with friends", which is intended to encourage friends to learn from each other, learn from each other, and benefit from each other. Chinese civilization is a civilization that grows on the land of China, and it is also a civilization formed by continuous exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations. Chinese civilization always upholds a peaceful and inclusive attitude towards other civilizations, instead of rejecting, confronting and conquering, and draws on the strengths of different civilizations through active dialogue and exchange, so as to achieve innovation and transcendence through reference and absorption. This wisdom of "harmony" enables Chinese civilization to develop and grow continuously.

　　Lay a solid historical foundation for promoting the building of a community of human destiny.

　　The peaceful nature of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of the international order, which has laid a solid historical foundation and provided abundant cultural nourishment for China to unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development and promote the building of a community of human destiny in the new era.

　　The peaceful nature of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that China has always been a builder of world peace. Chinese civilization has been inheriting the ideas of loving peace, advocating harmony and pursuing harmony for more than five thousand years. Since the founding of New China more than 70 years ago, China has never initiated any war or conflict, nor occupied an inch of other countries’ land. China actively participates in the process of international arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, opposes the arms race and maintains global strategic balance and stability. It is a permanent member of the Security Council with the largest number of peacekeepers and the second largest peacekeeping contributor to the United Nations. China adheres to true multilateralism and plays a constructive role in global security governance. Looking back at the history of the world, some countries invaded, colonized and plundered in the process of modernization, which brought deep suffering to the people of developing countries. China does not follow the old road of imperialism and colonialism, does not copy the development model of western countries, does not rely on colonial plunder, and does not pass on contradictions. Through independence and hard struggle, and through mutual learning and win-win cooperation with other countries, it has achieved the miracle of rapid economic development and long-term social stability that has attracted worldwide attention on the road of peaceful development, which has opened a brand-new page in the history of human modernization and made important contributions to the exploration of human modernization.

　　The peaceful nature of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that China has always been a contributor to global development. For more than 5,000 years, Chinese civilization has been inheriting the ideas of great harmony, coexistence and harmonious transportation. Today, China, as a big country that promotes common global development, carries forward these ideas. China unswervingly adheres to the basic national policy of opening to the outside world, pursues an open strategy of mutual benefit and win-win, adheres to the correct direction of economic globalization, and constantly provides new opportunities for the world with the new development of China. We will increase investment in resources for global development cooperation, firmly support and help developing countries to accelerate their development, jointly cultivate new kinetic energy for global development, jointly create an international environment conducive to development, and promote the construction of an open world economy. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the initiative to jointly build the Belt and Road. Building the Belt and Road has become a popular platform for international public goods and international cooperation, which has effectively enhanced China’s ability to open up to the outside world, the resilience and vitality of building a new paradigm of national development and international cooperation, and injected more strong momentum into global development.

　　The peaceful nature of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that China has always been the defender of the international order. "those who talk about the world must follow the public of the world." The peaceful nature of Chinese civilization determines that China can think about the future and destiny of mankind from the perspective of the overall interests of mankind, adhere to unity and cooperation, and never engage in a small circle of "sharing the same party and cutting differences". China adheres to true multilateralism, firmly upholds the international system with the United Nations at the core, the international order based on international law and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and opposes all forms of unilateralism. We should practice the concept of global governance, actively participate in global governance, promote multilateral mechanisms such as the World Trade Organization and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to play a better role, expand the influence of cooperation mechanisms such as the BRICS countries and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, enhance the representation and voice of developing countries and emerging market countries in global affairs, and promote the development of the global governance system in a more just and rational direction.

　　Seeking peace and development embodies the wisdom of the Chinese nation’s endless and vigorous development. The outstanding peace of Chinese civilization has given us strong confidence and rich wisdom to take the road of peaceful development and promote the building of a community of human destiny. We should continue to dig deep into the rich connotation of Chinese civilization’s peace, realize creative transformation and innovative development, and put forward more Chinese plans, so as to show greater value and strength on the road of human beings to meet risk challenges and open up a bright future.

　　(The author is a professor at the Philosophy Teaching and Research Department of the Central Party School (National School of Administration))

　　Peace is rooted in the depths of Chinese civilization (academic essay)

　　Han Jianye

　　The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation and knows the value of peace. Harmony and stability are the way of life of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, peaceful symbiosis is the way of life of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and harmony, benevolence and goodness are the cultural genes of Chinese civilization for thousands of years. In the long-term development, Chinese civilization has formed a unique world view of harmony between man and nature, an international view of harmony with all nations, a harmonious but different social view, a kind moral view of people’s hearts, and a peaceful and just view of war. Peace is rooted in the depths of Chinese civilization.

　　The ancients in China believed that heaven and earth nurtured all things and gave birth to human beings, and that heaven and earth and people were interrelated. The cosmology of the unity of man and nature emphasizes universal connection and holistic thinking, and organically links the way of nature with human ethics. Everything in the universe and human society are both different and a unified whole, and they live in harmony and endlessly. This view of the universe contains cultural genes that conform to nature, fear nature and fear order. Harmony, stability and order are the way of life formed by Chinese ancestors in prehistoric times and have been continuing. For example, archaeological findings show that houses were distributed in rows in the villages of Xinglongwa Culture in the West Liaohe River basin 8,000 years ago, and the doors of Jiangzhai and other villages in Yangshao culture in the middle reaches of the Yellow River faced the central square more than 6,000 years ago, all of which showed that the society advocated collective interests and the social order was orderly. Eight thousand years ago, the tombs of Peiligang culture in the Yellow River valley were arranged neatly, and there was a custom of "clan burial", which extended the real social order to the world behind. No matter the orderly arrangement of settlements and tombs, the symmetry of the central axis of the capital city and the composition of ritual vessels, Chinese’s unremitting pursuit of order and stability is reflected.

　　In ancient times, China advocated that all nations in the world live in harmony, live in harmony and symbiosis, do not kill innocent people, and never stop people from offering sacrifices, thus forming an international view of harmony among all nations. For example, after the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, not only merchants’ descendants were granted titles in Song Dynasty, but also after Shennong, Huangdi, Yao, Shun and Yu, which was significantly different from the imperial view of aggression and expansion. Early cultural exchanges between China and the West appeared more than 5,000 years ago. China introduced painted pottery, millet and millet to the west, and also accepted sheep, cattle, wheat and metallurgy from the west. After the opening of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, daily necessities and civilian technologies such as silk, porcelain, papermaking, printing, compass and cast iron technology spread from China to all parts of the west, and the mode of communication was peaceful exchanges and commercial trade rather than wars of aggression. It is a consistent way for the Chinese nation to communicate with other civilizations, learn from each other and live in peace. The development of Chinese civilization is an example that different civilizations have made common progress through mutual dialogue and blending. There are more than 200 countries and regions, more than 2,500 nationalities and many religions in the world today, and different civilizations have their own characteristics and advantages. Only with mutual respect, interdependence, tolerance and mutual learning and common development can human civilization continue to develop and progress.

　　Peace is also an important criterion of China’s ethics and thoughts. Chinese’s pursuit of peace is also reflected in his social outlook and moral outlook. "Harmony with real creatures, the same will not continue", "Gentlemen are harmonious but different, villains are harmonious but not harmonious" and "the beauty of harmony and soup lies in their differences". China has a vast and diverse geographical environment and colorful ethnic cultures, but the early China cultural circle was formed about 6,000 years ago. In the long-term development, all ethnic groups have formed a strong sense of community, common value pursuit and cultural identity, which is the inevitable result of the development of harmonious but different concepts. Only when the five tones are in harmony can there be a melody, and only when the five flavors are in harmony can it become delicious. Harmony without difference is the secret of harmony and stability of human society. Good is like water, and the benevolent loves others. It is the core content of Chinese national virtue to love oneself and family and to love others and society. Peace is combined with the value of "benevolence", and the concept of peace is practiced through caring for others. In the past 2,000 years, China was the largest economy in the world for most of the time, but China did not expand and colonize the outside world, which proved the kindness and friendship of the Chinese nation.

　　Of course, war is sometimes inevitable, and peace does not mean cowardice. The Chinese nation has always adhered to the concept of peace and justice. Chinese knew the truth that "a soldier’s ominous weapon is not a gentleman’s weapon, so he has to use it". The way of civil and military affairs is, the first thing is to write before the martial arts, the first thing is to salute before the soldiers, not to provoke war, and not to be afraid of war. War must come from justice and for peace.

　　Why does Chinese civilization have outstanding peace? There are many reasons, and a deep agricultural foundation is an important soil for peace. It can be said that peace is the internal pursuit of Chinese civilization from the source. Most of China is located in the middle latitude river area with moderate climate, which has good conditions for agricultural development. Agricultural production needs a long period, and long-term and stable social order is needed for seed selection, maintenance of land fertility, preparation of production tools and facilities, construction and maintenance of water conservancy facilities, and inheritance of production experience. In ancient China, there was the largest agricultural area in the world. Coupled with the complementary agricultural structure system of "rice in the south and millet in the north" and the introduction of crops such as wheat, the food source was relatively stable, which laid the foundation for stable settlement and peaceful development. The Chinese ancestors were attached to their homeland, and in most cases, the migration was just the farmers’ reclamation of new farmland, which formed a cultural character of pursuing order, stability, introversion and peace-loving in the long years.

　　Peace can preserve the achievements of civilization for a long time, harmony can make civilization move forward steadily, and peace provides a guarantee for the continuous development of Chinese civilization. Today, we are still on the broad road of peaceful development and have achieved unprecedented development of a very large-scale country in a peaceful way. All the reasons for the success of China’s peaceful development are the light of Chinese civilization wisdom and the combination of our civilization genes and modern spirit. We must always adhere to and constantly activate the gene of peaceful civilization, work hand in hand with all progressive forces, and promote different countries and civilizations to build a community of human destiny on the basis of equality and mutual learning, and open up a better future for human society.

　　(The author is a professor at the School of History, Renmin University of China)

　　Lasting for a long time.

　　Chinese civilization prospers and develops through exchanges and mutual learning.

　　Xing Liju

　　Chinese civilization has outstanding peace, which fundamentally determines that China constantly pursues exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations instead of engaging in cultural hegemony. Civilization is colorful because of communication, and civilization is enriched because of mutual learning. The exchange of civilizations and mutual learning is an important driving force for the continuous development of Chinese civilization for thousands of years, and it is also an important driving force for promoting the progress of human civilization and world peace and development. It is of great significance to grasp the outstanding peace of Chinese civilization and deeply understand the historical tradition of exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese civilization and other civilizations for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and promoting world peace and development.

　　Chinese civilization has the traditional genes of openness, tolerance and harmonious symbiosis. Chinese civilization is essentially a "harmonious" civilization, and the Chinese nation inherits and pursues the concept of peace, harmony and harmony. The traditional culture of China believes that everything has its merits, so we should enrich ourselves with the modest attitude of "three people, we must learn from each other". The ancients in China emphasized that "tolerance is great" and "a gentleman carries things with kindness", which reflected the attitude of respecting and accommodating others. China’s ancient politics pursued "the world is one", carried out the political law of "being the best in the world", and upheld the feeling of "helping the world while reaching", which reflected the concern for the world order and human welfare. Harmony requires not only affirming and accepting the diversity of things, but also containing and accepting the differences of things, and integrating different things into a harmonious combination, in order to achieve the realm of "all things are nurtured without harming each other, and Tao is parallel without contradicting each other". Cultural genes precipitated in a long history have laid a solid foundation for Chinese civilization to realize exchanges and mutual learning.

　　Chinese civilization has developed and strengthened through exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations. Since ancient times, Chinese civilization has been famous for its openness and tolerance. It has constantly renewed its vitality in exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations, and achieved innovation and transcendence through learning from others. Zhang Qian opened up the Silk Road in history through the western regions, and opened the door for China to communicate with the outside world westward. Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures, which promoted the translation and dissemination of Indian Buddhist classics in China. Jian Zhen traveled to Japan and spread the advanced culture of the Tang Dynasty to Japan. Zheng He’s seven voyages to the West promoted the trade and cultural exchanges between China and the West. The ancient Silk Road is an example of civilization exchange and mutual learning. Not only did China’s Confucianism and Taoism gradually spread to the west, but also religious cultures such as Buddhism, which originated in foreign countries, were introduced to China. While highlighting the national characteristics, Chinese civilization absorbs and draws lessons from foreign civilizations with an open mind, and realizes self-growth and innovation in mutual collision and intersection. Cultural and religious exchanges have not only made important contributions to the peaceful development of trade along the route, but also promoted mutual understanding at the humanistic level and in-depth communication at the spiritual level between Chinese and foreign people. It can be said that the exchange of civilizations and mutual learning is an important driving force for the enduring and continuous development of Chinese civilization.

　　Civilization exchange and mutual learning have a profound impact on the concept of civilization of Chinese modernization. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Chinese-style modernization is deeply rooted in Chinese excellent traditional culture, embodies the advanced essence of scientific socialism, draws on and absorbs all outstanding achievements of human civilization, represents the development direction of human civilization progress, and shows a new picture different from the western modernization model, which is a brand-new form of human civilization." Chinese-style modernization continues and renews the ancient Chinese civilization, and takes the creation of new forms of human civilization as one of its essential requirements. The unique concept of civilization contained in Chinese modernization not only has the lofty vision of Marxism to liberate all mankind, but also has the broad mind of Chinese civilization to help the world, which itself is the product of civilized exchange and mutual learning. This concept of civilization transcends the western concepts of hegemony, zero-sum game and egoism, and shows a new prospect of civilized development of exchange and mutual learning, win-win cooperation and joint construction and sharing.

　　Civilization exchange and mutual learning is an important force to promote world peace and development. At present, human society is facing unprecedented challenges. The emergence of the theory of "clash of civilizations" and "superiority of civilizations" has aggravated the gap between different civilizations and hindered the exchanges and cooperation of the international community. China put forward the global civilization initiative, actively responded to the universal appeal of the international community for the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations, and led the way forward for the inclusive coexistence of civilizations. Civilized exchanges and mutual learning are the proper meanings for different countries, different nationalities and different cultures to enhance understanding, build mutual trust, build friendship and strengthen cooperation. Every nation in the world has its own cultural blood, and every country has its own origin of civilization. To understand the differences between different civilizations and appreciate the colorful beauty of civilizations, we must not only adhere to our own civilization tradition, but also take an open and inclusive attitude towards other civilizations. Only by strengthening exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations can we eliminate the barriers caused by cultural differences and avoid falling into the trap of clash of civilizations. The Global Civilization Initiative adheres to the concept of civilization of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance, and advocates realizing dialogue among civilizations with a broad mind, resolving divisions through unity, responding to confrontation through cooperation, and replacing exclusion with tolerance, which will surely make greater contributions to the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization and the progress of human society.

　　(The author is a professor at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University)

　　On June 29th, the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education issued a notice on adjusting overseas exams in July 2020: some overseas exams such as IELTS and TOEFL will be resumed in July. The details of the notice are as follows:

　　According to the situation of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19 and the actual situation of overseas examination centers, after studying and consulting the relevant overseas examination organizers, it is decided to make the following adjustments to the overseas examination in July:

　　1. Resume the TOEFL test in Suzhou University, Yangzhou University, Ningbo University, Xi ‘an International Studies University, Shenzhen City University, Shanghai Middle School, Changzhou Senior Middle School, Dongguan Wensheng International School, Suzhou International Preparatory School and Shenzhen SEG Talent Training Center from July 11th (there are 10 test sites, and the TOEFL test on July 4th and 5th will be cancelled, and the test fee will be fully refunded to the candidates’ individual registration accounts). Other TOEFL test centers still do not have the conditions for group test, and their TOEFL test in July will continue to be cancelled, and the test fee will be fully refunded to the candidate’s personal registration account.

　　2. Resume all computerized IELTS tests in Shanghai Computer Test Center, Guangzhou Computer Test Center and Chongqing Computer Test Center from July 9th (there are 3 computer test sites and 4 computer test sites); From July 11th, the IELTS paper-and-pencil tests in Suzhou University, Yangzhou University, Ningbo University, Xiamen University, Guangxi University, Xi ‘an International Studies University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi Normal University, Sichuan International Studies University, Chongqing University, Shijiazhuang Institute of Information Engineering and Shenzhen SEG Talent Training Center will be gradually resumed (there are 12 paper-and-pencil test centers, and the IELTS test before the retest date will be cancelled, and the test fee will be fully refunded to the candidates’ individual registration accounts. See the notice on the registration website for specific arrangements). Other IELTS test sites still do not have the conditions for group test, so the IELTS test in July will continue to be cancelled, and the test fee will be fully refunded to the candidate’s personal registration account.

　　3. Resume the GRE examinations of Suzhou University, Yangzhou University, Ningbo University, Xi ‘an International Studies University, Shenzhen City University, Shanghai Middle School, Dongguan Wensheng International School and Shenzhen SEG Talent Training Center from July 12th (a total of 8 test sites). Other GRE test sites still do not have the conditions for group examination, and continue to cancel their GRE test in July, and the examination fee will be fully refunded to the candidate’s personal registration account.

　　4. From July 9th, the GMAT examinations in Shanghai and Guangzhou, Suzhou University, Ningbo University, Xi ‘an International Studies University and Shenzhen SEG Talent Training Center will be resumed (the GMAT examinations in 6 test sites will be cancelled before July 9th, and the examination fees will be fully refunded to the candidates’ individual registration accounts). Other GMAT test sites still do not have the conditions for group examination, and their GMAT test in July will continue to be cancelled, and the examination fee will be refunded to the candidate’s personal registration account in full.

　　5. Cancel the Telford exam held on July 4, 2020.

　　　　　　　　"Cats’ shovel slave" has become a proud nickname for a large number of cat lovers. For many young artists, the elegance, charm and mystery of cats provide endless comfort and warmth for their lives. In history, cats, a mysterious creature, have also experienced the fate of being respected or slaughtered.

　　　　　　　　According to a study in Science in 2007, there is almost no difference in gene arrangement between the subspecies of modern domestic cats and the wild cats in the Middle East, which proves that domestic cats really originated from the Middle East alone. Archaeologists once found a wild cat buried in a man’s cemetery about 9500 years ago in Cyprus, which provided some evidence for the early relationship between human beings and cats. In the ruins of Quanhu Village in China (Yangshao and Longshan Cultural Sites in Neolithic Age), eight bones of two cats dating back to 5,300 years have also been found. According to the collagen isotope analysis of their bones, the food of these two cats is mainly meat and millet, which proves that these cats are probably fed by humans.

　　　　　　　　In the medieval and early modern history of Europe, there have been many large-scale massacres against cats, and they are often associated with witch hunting. Why did Christian culture in the late Middle Ages have such a strong hatred for cats?

　　　　　　　　This story begins with the ancient Egyptian civilization in the Middle East, the birthplace of domestic cats.

The Best God of Ancient Egypt: the Golden Age of Cats

　　　　　　　　Among ancient civilizations, the worship of cats by Egyptians was the most striking. In Egyptian mythology, the sun god Dora once turned into a cat, defeating the python Apophis, which prevented the sun from rising and setting in the west, so people regarded the cat as the incarnation of the god. As early as the second dynasty (2890 BC), the worship of the cat god Best appeared in Lower Egypt and the Nile Delta. In Upper Egypt, Sekhmet, the god of war and healing, mainly appeared as a lion-faced woman. After the unification of upper and lower Egypt, around the first Millennium BC, the God Best and the God Sehmet gradually merged and appeared as a cat-faced woman. Especially after the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt moved its capital to Thebes, the image of the cat god Best became more fixed.

Cat god best

　　　　　　　　With the popularity of domestic cats in Egypt, the image of their gods has gradually changed from the god of war to the god who guards their homes, but it still has the symbolic significance of Pharaoh defenders. For example, in the Middle Kingdom period, the statue of Best depicted a cat face, but it often attached a lion face mask to show its original wildness and strength.

　　　　　　　　Herodotus, a Greek historian, visited babs in Egypt in 450 BC, leaving us a precious record of cat worship. He wrote that in this place, if you deliberately kill a cat, you will be sentenced to death; For manslaughter, a considerable amount of money should be compensated according to the requirements of the priestess. If the domestic cat dies (mostly due to food poisoning or being bitten by other wild animals), the whole family should shave their eyebrows to express their condolences, otherwise the best god will suffer.

　　　　　　　　The dead cat will be sent to the temple to be mummified and buried. At the end of 19th century, a cat graveyard was found in Egypt, in which about 300,000 cats were buried. These cats were all painted with spices and mummified, and even there were mice and thread balls for cats to play in the tomb. In addition, in the event of a fire, if the ancient Egyptians saw a cat walking through the fire, they would hold a grand mourning ceremony, because it represented that the cat god was alleviating the disaster for others.

Cat Mummies in Ancient Egypt

　　　　　　　　Domestic cats in ancient Egypt mainly prevented mice from stealing food. In addition, cats can also fight snakes, thus giving them a noble and mysterious power, which is also in line with the legend of pulling gods and fighting python in Egyptian mythology. In addition to catching mice, domestic cats often go hunting with their owners. In the British Museum, there is a picture of "Cats Hunting" in ancient Egypt.

　　　　　　　　During the new dynasty, many women who want to have children will also wear amulets painted with the cat god Best, and the number of kittens depicted on the amulets represents the number of children they wish to have. By Ptolemy’s time, Egypt was gradually influenced by Hellenism, and Best, the cat god representing the moon, was also interpreted by the Greeks as a variant of Al themis. When the Romans occupied Egypt, especially the rise of Christianity, this pagan worship gradually disappeared.

"Cats Hunting Map" in British Museum

Cats in Jewish culture

　　　　　　　　Some people think that the negative Christian view of cats comes from the fact that there is no record of this animal in the Bible. However, on closer examination, this explanation is far-fetched.

　　　　　　　　Although there are no cats in the Bible, there have been many other big cats, especially lions and leopards. For example, in Genesis, Jacob, the Jewish ancestor, blessed his son Judas and said, "Judas is a lion cub; My son, you come up after hunting food, prostrate yourself like a lion and a lioness. Who dares to disturb you? "

　　　　　　　　Some people think that cats are not recorded in the Bible because Egyptians worship cat gods, while Jews regard them as idolatry and do not record them. However, other animal gods worshipped by Egyptians are often recorded in the Bible. Some later generations explained that although Jews were imprisoned in Egypt for 400 years, they probably did not know the existence of domestic cats. Because the Egyptians regarded cats as gods, they were not easily contacted by Jews who were slaves. In addition, there were almost no cats in the early Greek and Roman civilization, and they didn’t know about the existence of domestic cats until they conquered Egypt.

Cats catching birds in Roman mosaic paintings

　　　　　　　　It is worth noting that there is indeed a description of cats in the Talmud. One of them said, "If God had not promulgated the Torah for us, we would have learned humility from cats." (Eruvin, 100b) A 9th-century rabbi’s exegesis book records that cats’ modesty is mainly reflected in the fact that they often cover their faces. Moreover, cats have the habit of burying excrement and cleaning their bodies, which also makes Jews who like cleanliness regard them as virtue teachers in life.

　　　　　　　　There are also negative records about cats in the Talmud. A rabbi’s student asked him why dogs know their owners, but cats can’t. The rabbi replied that because cats eat mice, their memory declines; The more mice cats eat, the worse their memory. However, in Jewish customs, there is no taboo about cats, especially black cats, in Christianity later.

Chapter "Ode to Domestic and Wild Animals" in Ode to the Universe

　　　　　　　　Perek Shirah, a Jewish religious reading about the 10th century, depicts various scenes in which creatures praise the creator. Among them, the eulogy sung by cats comes from a famous sentence in the Psalms: "I pursued my enemies and captured them until they were wiped out and never returned." Obviously, the image of cats as hunters is still highly praised in Jewish culture.

　　　　　　　　In the Middle Ages, Jews living in Gedu also kept cats, mainly to prevent mice from eating the Bible and stealing food. During the Black Death, the existence of domestic cats in Jewish communities also largely resisted the spread of plague. Of course, some studies have pointed out that Jews’ eating habits and living environment may protect them to a greater extent. Because in the late Middle Ages and early modern times, many people at the bottom of western Europe ate rat meat, which also provided more opportunities for fleas who spread plague, while Jews were often spared because of the clean diet law. However, these in turn strengthened the hatred of Jews and cats in Western Europe, believing that it was they who secretly spread the Black Death.

Cats in monasteries and manuscripts

　　　　　　　　The Christian world was not hostile to cats from the beginning. In medieval monasteries, cats have always existed, and their figures have been preserved through medieval manuscripts. In addition to the collection of animal fables, the image of cats appears in the margins of medieval manuscripts, which is quite entertaining. According to the research of St. isidore, the origin of the Latin name (catus) of cats means "catching". Although this is not the case in etymology, it also shows that in the eyes of medieval people, the main function of cats is to catch mice, and they are endowed with the image of hunters.

　　　　　　　　Rats have always been the natural enemies of books, and the traces of these small animals have survived for thousands of years through manuscripts.

A manuscript of the Comfort of Philosophy by Boethius bitten by a mouse Corpus Christi College Cambridge, MS 214, Fol. 122r.　 　 　 　　

　　　　　　　　The most unacceptable thing for people is that rats will chew the candles in the church and even steal the Eucharist (unleavened bread) placed in the Eucharist niche. This is a great blasphemy! In a collection of animal fables in the mid-13th century, it was described that big cats caught mice that ate the Eucharist.

The mouse steals the Eucharist, the cat catches the mouse, and at the bottom there is a cat who is playing an instrument, Harley MS 4751, F.30V.　 　 　 　　

　　　　　　　　In addition to eating manuscripts and stealing the Eucharist from the church, mice also ate the cheese of monks, which was quite expensive food in Europe at that time. In a medieval manuscript about the late 11th century, it depicts a mouse climbing onto the dining table and stealing Hildebert’s cheese. Hildebert holds a stone for killing. At the table, a big cat depicted as a lion is majestically guarding the manuscript copied by its owner. The most interesting thing is that when I carefully observed the manuscript spread out in front of Hildebert, I found that it was actually a curse on the mouse: "The meanest mouse, you often annoy me." Let God destroy you! " （Pessime mus, sepius me provocas ad iram; ut te deus perdat）

Hildebert and the cat and mouse, Prague, capitular library, codex a 21/1, fol.153r.　 　 　　

　　　　　　　　An Irish monk in the 9th century once wrote a touching poem for his cat. In his works, the kitten’s hunting life is integrated with his own academic exploration. The little white cat in the famous animated film The Secret of Kells comes from this poem called Pangur Bán (excerpt):

　　　　　　　　Me and my little white cat Pangu,

　　　　　　　　Engaged in similar affairs.

　　　　　　　　Its fun is catching mice,

　　　　　　　　I chased the words all night.

　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　The praise of the world,

　　　　　　　　Far less than sitting alone with books and pens.

　　　　　　　　……

　　　　　　　　How sweet this job is to us,

　　　　　　　　How fascinated we are with this job.

　　　　　　　　……

　　　　　　　　We find our own peace in our work,

　　　　　　　　I have mine, my cat Pangu has its own, joy.

　　　　　　　　In our respective arts, we find our own ecstasy,

　　　　　　　　I have mine, it has its own.

　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　I’m practicing my skills day and night,

　　　　　　　　Pangu is also perfecting its skills.

　　　　　　　　My wisdom is growing day and night,

　　　　　　　　Turn the long night into endless light.　 　 　 　　

　　　　　　　　However, not all cats are so unpopular. A 1445 manuscript left a cat paw print, and the owner of the manuscript must have been very upset at that time. However, this is not the most distressing thing. A manuscript written in about 1420 records the curse on cats, because the scribe found that cats peed in the manuscript he copied. Therefore, the scribe had to stop copying on this half page, and explained the reason and the warning to future generations: "There is nothing missing here, but a cat spilled urine on it one night." I’m going to curse the cat that peed on my book here in Fintel one night, and curse other cats because of it. Be careful not to leave the book open where the cat may sneak in. "

A medieval Italian manuscript with cat paw prints.

A page of manuscript destroyed by cat urine, Cologne, Historisches Archiv, G.B. Quarto, 249, Fol. 68R.

　 　 　 　　

　　　　　　　　In addition, in the depiction of the Middle Ages, cats were often associated with string players, which may be due to the similarity of their beards and strings. For example, in an early 14th century Book of Hours, several kittens were elegantly playing three-stringed instruments.

Cats playing musical instruments 1

Cats who play musical instruments 2

　　　　　　　　

[Global Network Science and Technology Reporter Lin Di]A few days ago, regarding the "renaming" reported by the media, today’s headline response indicated that the company was not renamed, but had always been called "ByteDance", with its information flow products today’s headline, short video products Tik Tok, Volcano, question and answer products Wukong Q&A and so on. In the future, "ByteDance" will replace "Today’s Headlines" as its overall brand name.

According to industry and commerce information, ByteDance is the corporate company where today’s headlines are located, but this name has not been widely mentioned in public activities before. On April 24th, at the first Digital China Construction Summit, Zhang Yiming attended as CEO of ByteDance for the first time.

According to media reports, ByteDance Company issued a notice saying, "After comprehensive opinions, we finally decided to use the existing company name" ByteDance ". In the future, please use the brand of "ByteDance" in the scenes referring to the company as a whole. "

From now on, Today’s Headline will only exist as an information flow reading product of ByteDance Company, and it has the same roles as Watermelon Video, Tik Tok, Volcano Video and Wukong Question and Answer.

According to insiders, this means that in the future, "ByteDance" will replace today’s headlines as the name of the company’s overall brand. Moreover, the organizational structure of these products hatched and acquired by headlines today will be readjusted, and the financial relationship and personnel appointment and dismissal will also usher in changes.

But it is also a turning point for ByteDance. On the one hand, the public opinion crisis some time ago may be alleviated; On the other hand, avoiding putting different products in the "one basket" of today’s headlines is also a good strategy to resist risks.

According to the data, Beijing ByteDance Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2012, and it is an information technology company in Beijing, China. ByteDance’s products are active all over the world. Its products include today’s headlines, watermelon videos, volcano videos, vibrato videos, musical.ly, TopBuzz and so on. By the end of 2017, the company mainly focused on major markets including China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia and India.

　　The education on studying and implementing the theme of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, which is being carried out in depth by the whole Party, emphasizes that we should be good at using Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era to promote Chinese modernization and make new progress and breakthrough. "We must persist in self-confidence and self-reliance" is an important embodiment of the standpoint and method of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, and it is also the standpoint and method that we must adhere to in promoting and expanding Chinese modernization. In the new era and new journey, we should adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, persist in self-confidence and self-reliance, and make Chinese-style modern China more distinctive, more prominent in advantages and brighter in prospects.

　　Show the image of the times of self-confidence and self-reliance. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "There is no fixed model for the road to modernization. What suits you is the best, and you can’t cut your feet." Looking back on the development history of human society, it is not difficult to find that a country should not only follow the general law of modernization, but also conform to its own reality and have its own characteristics. Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening-up, our Party has persisted in self-reliance, constantly promoted theoretical and practical innovations of Chinese modernization, united and led the people of China to complete the industrialization process that western developed countries have gone through for hundreds of years in decades, created miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and opened up broad prospects for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is an important theoretical innovation of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the latest significant achievement of scientific socialism to put forward and elaborate the Chinese modernization theory in general. Chinese-style modernization theory abandons the old ways of modernization centered on capital, polarized modernization, materialistic expansion and foreign expansion and plunder in the west, which transcends the western modernization theory, breaks the myth of "modernization = westernization" and shows the world the image of the Chinese nation as self-confident and self-reliant. At present, China’s development faces new strategic opportunities, new strategic tasks, new strategic stages, new strategic requirements and new strategic environment, which puts forward new requirements for promoting and expanding Chinese modernization. On the new journey, we should continue to deepen our understanding of the laws of modernization.Adhere to self-confidence, self-reliance, integrity and innovation, and contribute more China wisdom and Chinese programs to human exploration of modernization.

　　Highlight the theoretical character of self-confidence and self-reliance. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Taking our own path is the whole theoretical and practical foothold of the party, and it is also the historical conclusion drawn by the party’s struggle for a hundred years." In the 1950s, our Party adhered to independence and self-reliance, and gradually formed a development strategy of "four modernizations" in industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology, which set specific and clear strategic objectives for promoting national construction and social development. In the new era of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, our party scientifically judges the characteristics of the times and the international situation, and puts forward "stepping out of a Chinese-style modernization road." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has grasped the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the unprecedented changes in the world in the past century, further deepened the understanding of the connotation and essence of Chinese-style modernization, summarized the China characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of Chinese-style modernization, and initially constructed the theoretical system of Chinese-style modernization, making it clearer, more scientific and more feasible. The process of our party’s success in stepping out of the road of Chinese modernization is a process of courageously promoting theoretical innovation in combination with new practice and being good at guiding new practice with new theories. On the new journey, we should inherit and carry forward the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s theoretical character of self-confidence and self-reliance, and persist in using the "arrow" of Marxism to shoot the "right" of China in the new era.Self-confidence and self-reliance create a beautiful picture of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

　　Show the struggle background of self-confidence and self-reliance General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Realizing modernization is the dream that China people have been striving for since modern times." After the Opium War, China gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The people of China are indomitable, making all kinds of attempts and struggling to find the road to modernization in China. For more than a hundred years, our party has United and led the people of all ethnic groups in the country to unite and struggle, creating great achievements in the new-democratic revolution and creating fundamental social conditions for realizing modernization; Created great achievements in socialist revolution and construction, and laid a fundamental political premise, valuable experience, theoretical preparation and material foundation for modernization; It has created great achievements in reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and provided a new and energetic institutional guarantee and material conditions for rapid development for Chinese modernization. In the new era, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core and under the scientific guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country have made concerted efforts to promote historic achievements and changes in the cause of the party and the country, especially to eliminate the problem of absolute poverty and build a well-off society in an all-round way, which has provided a more perfect institutional guarantee, a more solid material foundation and a more active spiritual force for Chinese modernization. Chinese-style modernization theory is an important theoretical innovation based on China’s national conditions and China’s reality. It is an important part of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, and it is a guide to promote and expand Chinese-style modernization. On the new journey,We should always adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance, and usher in a brighter future of Chinese modernization with United struggle.

　　(Author: China University of Political Science and Law)

Rene Liu (left) as Chen? Assistant debut, mentoring strong feelings.

Chen Guofu is currently the artistic director of Huayi Brothers Film Industry in the Mainland.

　　Ambiguous love

　　A few days ago, the reporter witnessed milk tea leaving Mucha’s residence alone. She wore a striped blouse and trousers to dress up casually, and went out with black-rimmed glasses. After staying in a building on Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei for nearly 2 hours, she took a taxi to the East District to pick up the "Glasses Man" and got on the bus. Two people went to a Japanese restaurant in Dunhua South Road Lane for dinner. Two hours later, they went out for a walk together. The reporter found that "Glasses Man" was the director Chen Guofu who had been having an affair with milk tea for more than 10 years. Later, the milk tea stopped the taxi, and two people went directly back to the milk tea residence. The boy got off the station at the roadside, and the milk tea paid the fare. Until 1 am, the reporter did not see Chen Guofu leave.

　　Liu said that he visited the studio.

　　On June 1 ST, milk tea took part in the "512 Caring Action in Performing Arts" in Hong Kong on her birthday, and the reporter finally got in touch with her. When Chen Guofu came into her house late at night, she generously said, "I rarely met the director after the performance of" Double Eyes ".I invited him out for dinner that day. He heard that I had spent a lot of time on the music studio, so I came to see it, not my home."

　　Enlightenment instructors have a close friendship.

　　As for not seeing the director leave late at night, she said that the director took a taxi later. Is there any progress for two people at present? She bluntly didn’t want to respond to this question, but stressed: "He was my first film director, and he won several awards, such as Asia-Pacific Best Actress and Academy Award Supporting Actress. He was an enlightenment mentor, with Zhang Jie,? Brother (Chen? ) The same is a good friend! "

　　She hasn’t had a birthday for many years, and she said happily that the benefit performance in Hong Kong on June 1st was the most meaningful birthday, but there were about eight artists backstage asking her to pay attention to her weight, so it was time to lose weight.

　　Four years ago, it was reported that Chen Guofu suffered from a liver tumor, and he was too ill to finish filming the film Happy Brothers. At that time, Milk Tea said that he would find time to visit him, but two years ago, someone asked Chen Guofu about her health, and she said that she had "little contact with Chen Guofu". It is reported that Chen Guofu lived alone in Beijing in recent years and only returned to Taiwan for one day at the end of May, but he happened to be witnessed by reporters having dinner with milk tea and staying at home for most of the day.

　　Chen pointed out that many people went to her house.

　　Chen Guofu is currently the artistic director of Huayi Brothers Film Industry in the Mainland. He responded yesterday: "It’s no secret that I have dinner with her. See how you handle it, hehe." The reporter asked, "But then you went into her house …?" He replied, "There are more people going to her house." And said: "I live in Beijing now, and it is quite difficult for everyone to meet. It is normal to meet and have a meal." However, he also said that he is in good health and work now. Thank you for your concern.

　　Before going to Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan, I made a simple strategy. First of all, I’m curious about whether there are any other places called Laojun Mountain. After searching, there are a dozen Laojun Mountains all over the country. But on second thought, it is also reasonable. Either there are legends left behind, or because of reverence, in short, there are various reasons why so many mountains share this name, and the mountains have different names. This is the same road.

　　However, although there are so many Laojun Mountains, with my selfishness, even if I come to Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan for the first time, I will naturally feel the most cordial here. Why? This is Henan. I’m from Henan. There is also a very hard basis: the Tao Te Ching was written in Hanguguan. Of all the Laojun Mountains, there is nothing closer than Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan and Hanguguan. By the way, there is another thing to say: Laojun Mountain here is actually the main peak of Funiu Mountain, the remaining pulse of Qinling Mountains. It is well known that I ride a green cow. Isn’t this mountain in early spring like a huge green cow?

　　The mountain gate is very close to Luanchuan county, but it takes only ten minutes by car. Looking at the mountain at the foot of the mountain, the sky is gloomy and dark clouds are rolling. The tour guide brother said it might rain. Then it will rain. "and, after a night of mountain rain, from each summit come hundreds of silken cascades", you might as well enjoy Baizhong Spring in Laojun Mountain.

　　Take the cable car slowly up the hill. The wind is strong, but the cable car is smooth. With the elevation, the cableway has two levels. The first level is divided into two branches, one is called Zhongling cableway, which is the first cableway built by Laojun Mountain, starting from Lingguan Hall and reaching Zhongtianmen, so it is named Zhongling. One is the Yunjing cableway, which starts from Zhaigou and ends at Zhongtianmen. It’s longer than Zhongling cableway, and it has more pleasing scenery. Thanks for these great inventions. I am such a timid person, I will never try to fly with wings. If I want to have a bird’s-eye view, I can only rely on such an invention.

　　It’s really beautiful, this spring mountain. No matter whether the leaves are green or the flowers are beautiful, all colors are the original colors, which are extremely pure. Forsythia suspensa and Yingchun both have yellow flowers, but they are different, one is gorgeous and the other is calm. Magnolia is also divided into red magnolia and magnolia, and magnolia is more. Grandma’s name is Yulan, so Yulan is my favorite tree. It really hits it off, and people here seem to like Magnolia very much. Magnolia can be seen everywhere in the county seat, and most of the street trees are magnolia. Magnolia is also planted on both sides of the road up the mountain. But the magnolia on this mountain is different from that on the foot of the mountain. The flowers are smaller, and the small flowers are blossoming upwards, full and hard, as if each one is gathering light.

　　On the first level, I arrived at Zhongtianmen-there are Zhongtianmen in Taishan, and there are many places called Zhongtianmen, right? After getting off the cable car, we strolled to the observation deck and looked in the direction of Luanchuan County. We thought we would be obscured by clouds, but it was very clear. What comes into view is a vast plain, surrounded by miniature buildings, roads and ant-like vehicles. The outline of Yishui is faintly visible in the middle. It suddenly occurred to me that the Longmen Grottoes, more than 100 kilometers away, are also beside Yishui. Thinking of Lushena’s smile is like spring water. "Good if water. Water is good for all things without arguing, and it is evil for everyone, so it is a few words. " When the wise man wrote this, did he also think of Yishui?

　　Transfer to the peak forest cableway and continue to climb the mountain, and the mountain becomes steeper and steeper. Out of this higher cableway station, look into the mountains. At this moment, all the mountains are shrouded in clouds, and it really is "how can I tell, through all these clouds?". However, being in the fog and being close to it, there is no gloomy color, but the humidity is getting heavier.

　　Follow the trail slowly. While listening to the tour guide’s little brother talking about the past, I can’t go without Laozi and the origin of Laozi and Laojunshan. It is said that Lao Tzu went here to practice in seclusion during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In the administrative territory, Laojunshan has been owned by Lushi for many years. It is recorded in Lushi County Records and Inscriptions that laojunmiao was built on the mountain in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the 11th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty —— AD 637 —— Li Shimin sent Wei Chijingde as the supervisor to rebuild laojunmiao. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Lu’s county magistrate Gao Gao also wrote "Ode to Mount Jingshi"-Jingshi Mountain is another name of Laojun Mountain. In the preface, he wrote: "Yu to Lu’s, I heard that there are mountains in the world, and the customs are passed down as the residence of Laozi, that is, named after Laojun."

　　Like all places of interest, the incense on the mountain is also very prosperous. Even in this weather, there are many people going up the mountain, and most of them come for praying. It’s just that the way of praying now is also advancing with the times. Blessing signs are everywhere on the branches and railings. In early spring, the trees are swaying with fresh and tender green, and the dense red signs move with the wind, dancing like hearts. Some are grand, such as "I wish world peace". Some are specific, such as "get rich as soon as possible", "make a fortune", "succeed in postgraduate entrance examination" and "go ashore as soon as possible" Looking at it, I can’t help wondering who the well-wishers are. "I hope I can get to the right platform to shine as soon as possible and provide a better life for my family." I want to come to this person who just walked out of school. "I wish my daughter a lifetime with someone at the latest by the end of the year." I think this tone should be a mother. There are many emotional cards. "I wish the opposite sex a smooth relationship". Maybe this one has too many same-sex friends, so I have to emphasize the opposite sex? "I have always loved you. You should live well and let me love you." What kind of person is this? No matter what kind of person, just love.

　　Strolling to the "ten-mile painting screen", in the fog, the tour guide is very dutiful. It is said that clouds cover thousands of miles when the sea of clouds is mighty, that the autumn colors of maple trees dye thousands of peaks, that the white cuckoo is amazing, that the stars are seen on the top of the mountain in midsummer night, that the snow begins to fall, and that Chu Qing is after the snow, and the sunshine, the snow color and the gold on the top of the hall complement each other, which is beautiful. Pointing to the vast distance, I reported the names of scenic spots like a few treasures: Dragon patrolling the mountain, Guanyin enjoying music, Miaobu Lotus …

　　It’s just that the weather is not good today. I can’t see a lot of things. His tone is full of regret.

　　It’s good. I said.

　　If the weather is fine, you can see more and more.

　　I’ve seen enough. I’ve seen everything you said.

　　His expression was obviously incredulous, probably because he thought I was perfunctory. I don’t defend myself. How can a word explain my mood clearly? I know the beauty here, this side of the mountain is different from that side, and this slope is different from that one. Every day is different, every moment is different. Rain is different from snow, early spring and late autumn, midsummer and midwinter. But I can’t live here forever. I, limited, can only come to this mountain at this time. All kinds of limitations determine that I may not come many times in the future. Then concentrate on enjoying the beauty of this moment. As long as I enjoy the beauty of this moment intently, even if I come only once, it will be many times and countless times.

　　Just as there is only one life. Living a good life this time is actually equivalent to living many times.

　　This is my one. I want to keep my one.

　　So, really, everything you can see is good. I have actually seen what I can’t see. Take the heart as the purpose.

　　Tao gives birth to one, life to two, life to three, and life to all things. For a moment, I suddenly understood this sentence. Legend has it that after I wrote the Classic of Tao Te Ching, I bid farewell to Yin Xi, the official of Hangu Pass, and rode away on a green ox. Historical Records records: "I don’t know where it will end". In fact, there is no need to know this. He is on the road.

　　Looking towards the west, the mountains are boundless. I checked with my mobile phone, and it is 168.1 kilometers from Laojunshan to Hanguguan. Looking at this number with zero and integer, I laughed silently. This one, how good.

　　(This version of the picture comes from the network)

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