Japan has experienced two important changes in its history: first, after learning from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in 645, it carried out the "Dahua Reform", which transitioned Japan from a slave society to a feudal society; Second, in 1868, Japan learned from the European and American powers and carried out the "Meiji Restoration", which transitioned Japan from a feudal society to a capitalist society.
It can be said that the "first half of Japan's life" studied Chinese culture, and the "second half of life" studied European and American Western culture.
▲Emperor Takatoku who carried out the "Daika Innovation"
Therefore, China and Japan have deep historical ties.
- The origin of the name of the Japanese state: According to the article "History of Justice and Justice" written by the Tang Dynasty scholar Zhang Shoujie, in 736, Empress Wu changed the state of Yin to the state of Japan.
- Japanese characters: In Japan, people use kanji to write characters that evolved from Chinese as well as the Japanese characters of their home country. A more complete Japanese dictionary contains definitions for as many as 50,000 kanji, although the number used today is much smaller. In 1946, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, and Education determined that there were 1,850 Chinese characters for common and official use, including 996 Chinese characters taught in elementary and junior high schools. This list of Chinese characters was replaced in 2010 by a similar vocabulary, with a slight expansion of the number of words to 2136.
- Tea ceremony: also known as tea soup (tea tasting meeting), first transmitted to Japan by the Chinese Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period, by the Japanese people said that "China is the hometown of Japanese tea ceremony".
- Calligraphy: Monks and Buddhists imitated China and copied scriptures with brushes, and introduced the way to Japan. In ancient times, the Japanese called calligraphy "Irikido" or "Pen Do", and it was not until the Edo period (17th century) that the term "Shodo" appeared.
- Sumo: A religious ritual derived from Shinto in Japan, which originated in China.
- Kimono: It is modeled after the Chinese Sui and Tang style and Wufu, which are called "Wufu" and "Tang Yi" in Japan, and kimono is the Western name for Wufu. Today, kimono has changed into a unique Japanese style, but it still contains many of the characteristics of Chinese hanfu.
- Judo: The development of Chinese boxing, originating from the gate of Shaolin. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a martial arts master named Chen Yuanzan transmitted traditional Chinese martial arts to Fuso (today's Ben), creating the precedent of judo that is popular in the modern world.
- Karate: It is a blend of ancient martial arts from 500 years ago and boxing techniques introduced to Japan by China.
- Sushi: A food that was introduced to Japan from China during the Tang Dynasty and has been improved by the Japanese and is popular in Japan.
- Literary works: Before the middle of the 19th century, influenced by Chinese culture, later modern Western cultural influences began to dominate.
According to the "Embroidered Robe Edge". At that time, the Prince of Nagaya of Japan embroidered the text "Mountains and rivers are exotic, wind and moon are the same day, send Buddhas, and forge a common relationship" on the thousand robes presented to the Tang Dynasty. Master Jian Zhen was moved by this text and was determined to propagate the Dharma in the east and achieve the good story of Sino-Japanese friendship.
Especially during the new crown epidemic in Wuhan, words such as "mountains and rivers are exotic, wind and moon are the same day" and "I don't know that I have no clothes, I wear with my son" have frequently appeared in major media.
▲Jianzhen Dongdu stone carving
The previous sentence is to the effect that although we are not in the same place, we share a bright moon in the sky. The latter sentence, from the pre-Qin Dynasty's "Qin Feng No Clothes": Don't you know that there is no clothes? With the son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Have a vendetta with the Son! Don't you know that you have no clothes? With the son of the same ze. Master Wang Yuxing, repair my spear halberd. Work with your son! Don't you know that you have no clothes? Wear with your son. Wang Yuxing division, repair my armored soldiers. Walk with your son! Among them, the phrase "If you have no clothes, wear with your son", to the effect of: Who said we have no clothes? My clothes can be worn with you.
In short, these words give people the friendly warmth of "family". Therefore, at that time, it once triggered heated discussions and applause for Sino-Japanese friendship, as well as thanks for Japan's "donation friendship".
However, it soon broke out in the media: HSK Office, which donated materials, was a Chinese institution; The Benevolence Association is also a Sino-Japanese medical exchange institution with Chinese as the main body; Incuba Alpha Co., Ltd. is a Chinese-funded blockchain company based in Japan. From beginning to end, Japan did not have a penny of "wind and moon on the same day" friendship.
At the same time, some people have also discovered that some Japanese people come to China to carry out "Sino-Japanese friendly" cultural exchanges in the name of searching for their ancestors, but in fact they have other intentions.
▲ Japan surrendered unconditionally
Some people even regard the Japanese style streets and schools built in China as a form of cultural exchange of "Sino-Japanese friendship" and encourage them.
However, more people cannot forget the bloody history of the "Japanese War of Aggression against China" and the criminal history of Japan that caused deep disasters to the Chinese people. As a result, some people called Japan, a neighboring country, "a stranger at the gate" of China.
So, should Japan be regarded as "not sharing the sky" or "the wind and the moon are the same day"? In fact, it doesn't matter what you are, what matters is your own development and strength. Moreover, between countries, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
However, for those countries with a "bad record", it is necessary to remain vigilant at all times.
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