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Confucius Making a Comeback In Money-Driven Modern China
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"Our ideology has never changed. Our final goal is to realize communism," said Li Baoku, a former vice minister of civil affairs and president of the China Aging Development Foundation, which has been promoting filial piety through television programs, books and DVDs.
"The core content of communism is for everyone to get rich, for everyone to have ultimate or unlimited resources, for our morals to be elevated to the highest level. But to realize that, we have to take steps," Li said. "It's not going to happen overnight."
Last year, a bestseller called "Wolf Totem," written by a dissident, was debated among intellectuals and business leaders. One of its central points, some said, was that Confucianism had taught China's Han Chinese majority to behave like obedient sheep, accepting any leadership, as opposed to the more independent, predatory and successful Mongolian wolves in the book.
On a recent afternoon, in a classroom at the Wen Miao temple, Wang Zhenyu, a computer engineer turned Chinese herbalist, arrived to pick up his son. As the father removed his shoes to enter the classroom, his son quickly brought him a pair of slippers. "Here, Dad, you better wear these," said Wang Cihang, 11.
"I don't want my son to be like all those poor kids who have to take exams all the time," said Wang Zhenyu, 41. "My son is more polite after attending this school, and I don't have to push him to study. My older daughter is studying in the U.K. No matter what jobs they find, they should have a happy life and know how to be good people."
Ren, the founder of the Young Pioneers school, said he feels it's only a matter of time before everyone is on the same page.
"Confucianism, as far as I understand, calls for universal harmony in the world with a single culture. In a world with universal harmony, all different religions in the world will share a common view, and all different interpretations about the universe will reach a consensus."
Researcher Jin Ling contributed to this report.
