Dialecticalseeclassic
Chinaisaunifiednationconsistingofmanydifferentethnicgroups.BecausetheHanpeopleaccountsformorethanninetypercentofChina'spopulation,theremainingfifty-fivegroupsaregenerallyreferredtoas"ethnicminorities."AlthoughChina'sethnicminoritiesdonotaccountforalargeportionofthepopulation,theyaredistributedoveravastarea,residingineverycornerofChina.
Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,someofwhichwillbecometheclassicforushumanbeings.WiththeriseofWesterneconomicandmilitarypowerbeginninginthemid-19thcentury,WesternsystemsofsocialandpoliticalorganizationgainedadherentsinChina.Someofthesewould-bereformersrejectedChina'sculturallegacy,whileotherssoughttocombinethestrengthsofChineseandWesterncultures.Fortheclassic,alotofpeoplehaveadifferentpointofview.
Ontheonehand,somepeoplethinktheclassicalisthewisdomofthepast,thewisdomofthepastcannotadapttomodernsociety.Therapiddevelopmentofmodernsociety,thecontinuousimprovementofpeople'slife,makesthepreviousclassiccan'tadapttothecontemporarysociety.
Soweshouldforgettheclassic.
Thereasonisthatitwillnotbeabletoadapttomodernsociety.
Althoughentertainmentsareinabundancenowadays,traditionalculturescontinuetodominate.Manyclassicbookstouchastringfromgenerationtogenerationinspiteoftimeandspace.
Ontheotherhand,manypeoplethinkthattheancientclassicscanbecomeaclassic,becauseithasirreplaceablevalue.Atthesametime,itcanstandthetestoftime,long,andcanmeettheneedsofmostpeople.
Ifaculturewantstogainaneternallife,itshouldchangeitselftocatertothepeopleinitsage.Forexample,wemakeCDsforclassicmusicsothatitcannotonlymeetmodernneedsbutalsospreadfurtherandmoresuccessfullyinthemodernworld.
Inmyopinion,people'sdifferentviewstowardsclassic,reflectingthedifferentpointofview.So,inmyopinion,wearesupposedtoadoptareasonableway.