Ancient people, there are many things that we don't know. /Confucius
He faced the same life and spiritual difficulties as ordinary people, with the joys and worries of ordinary people. It is this living trait of ordinary people that attracts young people.
When surfing the Internet recently to watch videos, I frequently brushed up on the story of a man: Confucius, the founder of the Confucian school.
A few days ago, on World Book Day, Confucius even directly rushed into the hot search and won the hot list.
How did a good old saint suddenly become a new Internet celebrity? Confused, I clicked on a video push. In CCTV's youth open class "Let's Talk", Sabine asked a big question to the foreign friends and Chinese classmates present:
"What language did Confucius use to teach?" Shandong dialect, Ya dialect, or Lu dialect? ”
Languages change with the development of the times. /@CCTV News
This question has stumped many good men sitting here, and the answer I will not spoil first. However, this does remind me of one thing:
The Confucius we know in the past is more alive in various official honorary titles and classic sentences passed down to future generations, great and distant.
In reality, what kind of Shandong Han was Confucius? This is a problem that many people may not have thought about.
In "China in the Classics", which was broadcast last year, Confucius's moral values of "going to the Tao, the night can die" made countless viewers cry. It turns out that Confucius not only represents the abstract symbols of Confucian traditional culture and politics, but also a person with flesh and blood true feelings.
In fact, Confucius is not far from the hearts of young people. Especially, when he was in the young man's place, he mentioned the new set-up.
Actor Wang Yichun plays Confucius. /China in the Classics
The earliest hexagonal warrior in China: Confucius
With a height of one meter and nine meters and the ability to hold the chariot with one hand, some people compared the image of Confucius, a big man in the shape of Biao, and the image of Fan Ma Yongjiro, the "strongest creature on the surface", and the title of "Fan Ma Confucius" was born.
The analogy of Confucius with anime characters can be described as novel. However, what other aspects of Confucius's new design? Where does the basis come from?
These seemingly outrageous descriptions are actually from the hardcore reading of ancient books by UP masters.
According to the "History of Confucius's Family", "Confucius was nine feet long and six inches", according to the measurement unit at that time, Confucius's height was nearly one meter nine. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the average height of men was only about one meter and six meters, and Confucius stood out among them.
Not only that, Confucius was also a Hercules. The "Spring and Autumn of the Lü Dynasty" says: "The strength of Confucius is the gate of the whole country", which means that Confucius's strength can lift the city gate bolt weighing three or four hundred pounds. Xiang Yuju's Ding is only 350 pounds, and the strength of Confucius can be compared with the overlord.
In terms of academics, Confucius was proficient in the six arts, etiquette, music, archery, imperial, calligraphy, and mathematics, and his skill points were fully packed. When walking fast, it is like a bird stretching its wings; when shooting arrows, a large group of people come to watch; the 63-year-old can still drive a chariot and give a demonstration to students, Confucius is a model of the sword.
Confucius shoots arrows. / "Confucius" because of this, @ Ya Fat Dian came and many other video UP lords affectionately called Confucius "China's earliest hexagonal warrior".
With the deep digging of Confucius, a more comprehensive, true and clear image of Confucius appeared in front of us.
Although he is proficient in the six arts and superior in martial arts, he pays attention to subduing people with virtue.
The Biography of the Disciples of Shi Ji Zhongni records the confessions of Confucius and Zilu: "Zilu is contemptuous, courageous, straight, crowned rooster, pig, and Confucius." Confucius set up a ceremony to tempt the Zi Lu slightly, and after the Zi Lu Confucian obedience was entrusted, because the disciples were invited to be disciples. ”
Zilu was originally a small at the bottom of society, with a straightforward and simple temperament, who liked to be fierce and brave, and once bullied Confucius. Confucius did not use force, but used liturgy to slowly induce him, and finally let Zilu wear Confucian clothes and carry the worship ceremony, and asked to become a student of Confucius.
Although the historical data does not clearly record in what way Confucius subdued Zilu, it is enough to see the ability of Confucius to teach speech.
What is even more valuable is that although Confucius paid attention to benevolence and morality, his thinking was not dogmatic and rigid.
He collected and compiled the Book of Poetry, in which he was moved by the love story of "a lady and a gentleman", saying: "If you don't learn poetry, you can't say anything".
Confucius's "gossip girlfriend" Nanzi. /Confucius
He also loved landscape and music, "the knower enjoys the water, the benevolent leshan" represents his love for nature, and "the son cries every day, then does not sing" (if Confucius wept on this day, he will no longer sing), which fully shows that Confucius's love for singing is no less than ours.
In a variety of novel interpretations, Confucius's new people are gradually enriched: although they pursue benevolence and morality, they are not weak and rigid; they are born aristocrats, but they advocate teaching without class; the ideas are broad and profound, but they are not unattainable.
As an ordinary person, Confucius was humble, spontaneous, rational about life, emotional about friends... His image is no longer the most holy, his thoughts are no longer unattainable, he is just a flesh-and-blood, passionate capitalized person.
Professor Liang Tao, deputy dean of the National College of Chinese Min University, also observed the current "Confucius fever". His analysis is not unreasonable: "Confucius also has weaknesses in the humanity of our ordinary people, he also has a certain vanity, but Confucius is very extraordinary, through his life's efforts, he finally achieved a noble personality of his own, the pursuit of the sacred in the ordinary." The character of Chinese culture is also like this, extremely clever and moderate. ”
Throughout his life, Confucius campaigned for his political ideals. /Confucius
To put it bluntly, Confucius faced the same life and spiritual difficulties as ordinary people, with the joys and worries of ordinary people. It is this living trait of ordinary people that attracts young people.
Young people are looking at Confucius's magnificent life with a level-headed attitude, and understanding how he, as an ordinary individual, overcame difficulties and practiced his ideals in life.
This is the biggest difference in Confucius's new design logic, and it is also an important reason why he can become an Internet celebrity and attract young people to continue to create and tell the story of his life through video.
Confucius, on the other hand, is great and profound, and in addition to being polite and gentle, he is also a rebel in the chaotic world. Such a legendary and true Confucius can truly arouse everyone's empathy, and they are deeply shocked and tearful about Confucius's choice of a more difficult path.
Confucius's new creation is not to let Confucius walk off the altar, but to let the young people really come to Confucius.
A new classical universe has begun
In fact, it was not only Confucius who suddenly "exploded", But also Li Bai, Du Fu, Xin Qiyi, Qin Shi Huang... They all began to mention new people in the video, and were excavated by young friends who were keen to study ancient books.
For example, after digging deep and revealing the secrets, Li Bai, who is free and romantic and debauched, also reveals another side of him: he wants to enter the army, but he has never participated in the imperial examination; he is not familiar with world affairs, does not understand politics, and always lives in the world of poetry.
In his private life, Li Bai loves to organize bureaus and hopes to improve his popularity by making friends with celebrities.
At the wine table, he spent a lot of money, but no one knew his specific financial source, only that he had entered the family of a high-ranking official.
"To cook a sheep and slaughter a cow for pleasure, you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time." /The Legend of the Demon Cat
Du Fu's newcomer is the second male protagonist in the inspirational drama. UP Lord @ A Test Canon Bibi summed up a Du Fu that we don't know about with "Li Bai fans, amorous poets, and arrogant teenagers". Out of sympathy and compassion for the sufferings of the people, Du Fu wanted to enter the DPRK as an official and change the fate of the country, but he did not think about it, and he failed to pass the examination many times, and spent half his life on the road to entering the army.
In addition, Li Du CP has also cut countless fans.
In the eyes of young people, Du Fu was a loyal fan of Li Bai. In the interaction between the two, Du Fu wrote a total of more than a dozen poems to Li Bai, "Gifting Li Bai", "Remembering Li Bai in Winter", "Remembering Li Bai in Spring", "Huai Li Bai at the End of Heaven"... The sentence "Drunken sleep in autumn and walk hand in hand" alone is full of Du Fu's admiration and nostalgia for Li Bai.
On the other hand, Li Bai, who was free and free, only wrote two poems for Du Fu (hurt Du Fu for a second).
The friendship between Li Bai and Du Fu was praised by later generations. /The Legend of the Demon Cat
In fact, over the years, we have a strong feeling: with the rise of national style and national tide, young people's interest in traditional culture has become more and more intense. Historical figures often rely on thick classical literary classics. The deeper the young people's interest in excavating historical figures, the smaller the sense of distance from classical literary classics and the closer they are emotionally.
However, reading or writing alone can no longer satisfy young people's desire to express themselves in traditional culture.
Video has naturally become a new channel for post-00s to absorb and express traditional culture.
A recent report on the ecology of reading shows that in the past year, classical literary works have been highly sought after in the B station with the highest concentration of young people, and young people aged 18-30 watched videos for up to 72%.
Among them, among the top 10 most concerned books, classical literature accounts for 60%; the top ten most concerned fiction characters are from the four famous books.
Reading texts or interpretations of classical literature through videos, and retelling classical literature with videos, so that the phenomenon of reading ancient books thickly is becoming more and more common.
Very similar to the phenomenon of Confucius fever, the secondary creation of historical figures and traditional literary figures by various video UP masters reflects the ambition and desire of young people to re-dialogue with the ancients with their own world view and visual language.
There is a video UP master with a pentagonal ability distribution map to rank the emperors of the past, the achievements of the emperors in governance, military achievements, talent mining, foreign exchanges, future generations and other aspects, just like the KPI assessment, was comprehensively and objectively put on the table, article by article, at a glance.
Ancient Chinese emperors ranked top 30. /UP Lord @ Watch the sea and sing long hate
For example, the UP master @ infinite ranking, which is known for collecting global anecdotes, uses video methods to rank the main characters in "Journey to the West", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" according to the description of the original work.
After visualization, we learned that Sun Wukong was originally a small dwarf of one meter and three meters, and the real body of the Bull Demon King was 2720 meters; and in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", there were also many "giants" who were more than two meters tall.
For another example, how to use Lin Daiyu's tone to talk to boyfriends and colleagues in a yin and yang weird manner has also become a passage that netizens are happy to spread tirelessly.
Whether it is Sister Lin or Lin Yiyi, it is different people's understanding of the character of Lin Daiyu. /Dream of the Red Chamber
The new form of creation has lowered the entry threshold of the audience, and more and more post-00s have begun to enter the traditional culture and classical world through video. The vigorous development of various literary universes such as the Red Chamber Universe and the Journey to the West Universe has opened a cyber window of traditional culture.
It can be said that the integration of traditional culture and new media forms has given classical literature a new look; the restatement of classical literature has also become a carrier of self-expression for young people.
Why traditional culture is popular among young people
Why can "Confucius fever" suddenly rise? Why are new interpretations and new designs of various historical figures popular among young people?
Obviously, behind this is the first media revolution: video reading has undoubtedly become a new reading trend for young people. Through video, the post-00s have interacted and collided with traditional classics more frequently and creatively. In addition to reading, using videos to express their understanding and thinking about history has also become a social culture.
Young people's understanding of the logic of traditional classics and historical figures is undergoing profound changes. The post-00s who set off the Confucius fever did not carry the ideological shackles carried by the post-60s, post-70s and post-80s predecessors, and Confucius was neither the ideological representative of the ruling class, the historical symbol that the May Fourth youth wanted to overthrow, nor the abstract symbol of traditional culture. On the contrary, Confucius met the post-00s head-on, in a highly emotional, friend-making way.
A generation that was nurtured by the Internet. /Visual China
It can be said that the changes in the living environment of the post-00s have also led to their rediscovery of the ancients.
The generation that grew up with the Internet no longer regards the one-dimensional historical thesis of the predecessors as the guideline, they have been immersed in the baptism of new media and new technologies such as short videos and VR from the beginning, experienced the nourishment of various traditional cultural variety shows, and established an imagination of the living world and mental state of the ancients from the visual and experience.
In recent years, whether it is the promotion of Hanfu, the explosion of the national tide brand, or the spread of variety shows such as "Chinese Poetry Conference" and "Dance Millennium", it means that this year's young people have incorporated traditional aesthetics and spirit into part of their daily lives:
The program group of "If National Treasures Can Speak" used the form of cultural relics documentaries to build an index of Chinese civilization; Henan Satellite TV's "Tang Palace Night Banquet" recreated the beauty of the Tang Dynasty with high-tech means; "Only This Green" at the New Year's Eve Party of Station B and the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV, in the form of dance poetry drama, the long scroll of green landscapes and rivers was reborn and reproduced, so that the viewers could all experience the ancient Chinese charm...
Changes in media forms, the rise of informative videos, and the presentation of new technologies in traditional culture have upgraded the interest of people's acceptance of information. The views mentioned by UP Master @ A Xuan Jiuchen in the interview precisely explain why more and more young people are keen on traditional culture:
"Our generation of post-80s, when contacting Confucianism, pays more attention to the knowledge in the textbooks of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but the current post-90s and post-00s may pay more attention to people themselves and care more about some of the stories behind them." Through continuous digging, it will make everyone's perception of the content of traditional culture more flesh and blood, more vivid. Because there are people in it, they will come alive, there will be stories, and with stories, it will have the value of dissemination. ”
"Confucius fever" appears at such an opportunity, and the continuous digging and enthusiastic dissemination of Confucius's story after 00 is actually an inspiration from the times, which is the embodiment of national self-confidence and cultural self-confidence.
Back more than 20 years ago, young people were influenced by Western music, movies, novels, Titanic, Gone with the Wind, Shawnck Redemption, The Matrix... Let's understand and imagine what love, freedom, and the future are.
There are many similarities between Chinese and Western love stories. /Titanic
Today, young people prefer to interpret classical literary masterpieces such as "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and will look for the origin of Chinese culture from Lu Xun, Cao Xueqin and other literary masters. This is the "disenchantment" of young people for Western culture. When young people face real life problems and social thinking, they find that the Western answers are not so perfect, so they naturally tend to look for answers from our traditional culture.
This process is also the process of the post-00s gradually discovering the beauty of traditional Chinese culture and its guiding significance for life.
From "Western supremacy" to "each beautiful, beautiful and common", the integration of traditional culture and youthful expression has a strong vitality. Perhaps it is through these hard-core and interesting expressions that the essence and blood of traditional culture can truly flow into the body of a new generation of young people.
[1] "Goodbye to the Shining Stars- Twenty Houses of Tang Poetry" Jing Kaixuan. Nanjing University Press
[2] Who was the earliest hexagonal warrior in China? Bilibili.2022-04-23
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