Gu Hongming's Spirit of the Chinese was written during World War I at the beginning of last century. When European civilization was in crisis, Gu Hongming's purpose was very obvious, pointing out a way out for Europe in crisis, even for the whole world civilization. The purpose is to try to explain the spirit of Chinese civilization and reveal its value. That is, the Chinese civilization under the Confucian tradition.

The title of the first three chapters: real Chinese, Chinese women, Chinese language - -- to explain the spirit of Chinese civilization and reveal its value.

The real Chinese: He lives a life of adult rationality but child's mind. That is to say, the real Chinese people have the minds of adults and the hearts of children. Therefore, the Chinese spirit is the spirit of eternal youth and national immortality. What is the secret of immortality? Inexpressible elegance: a combination of understanding and understanding. What is the law of love? The law of love is to love your parents. What is the law of justice? The law of justice is truth, trustworthiness and loyalty. The highest duty of a good citizen is loyalty, not only in behavior, but also in spirit. Now in China, we don't need natural forces to protect ourselves. Justice and dispute are higher forces than natural forces, and moral obligations must be obeyed.

To understand the real Chinese people and Chinese civilization, you must have three characteristics: broad, profound and simple. If we learn Chinese civilization, Americans will become more profound; The British will become broad; Germans will become simple; The French will get all, and more refined elegance than now. Learning Chinese literature is beneficial to Europe and all Americans.

The middle two chapters are supplementary: how and how do some foreigners who are regarded as authorities not understand the real Chinese and Chinese language.

For the United States in Europe, including Japan and China, today's people who yearn for freedom, the only way to obtain freedom is to follow the rules; Learn to follow the correct rules. This is the secret of Chinese civilization, doing the right thing and abiding by etiquette and law. This is the essence and soul of Chinese civilization and the essence of Chinese spirit.

The real or real Chinese women are chaste, shy and shameless, relaxed, cheerful, charming, courteous, powerful and elegant. Only women with these three characteristics are the concept of Chinese women. Real Chinese women. Confucius said: The way of a gentleman is to create a couple; To reach the highest level, look at heaven and earth. The tranquil and peaceful mentality makes us see the life of all things clearly, which is the reason full of imagination, and this is the spirit of the Chinese people.

The last is an article about current politics. It can prove the value of Chinese civilization, and learning Chinese civilization will help solve the problems facing the world today.

Goethe said that there are two peaceful forces in the world: justice and propriety. Teach Europeans to love justice, be a just person, and do the right thing. Confucius wrote in the Four Books and Five Classics: Love justice, be a just person, and do the right thing - -- but conform to etiquette and law. That is to say, to be a good man with good manners

Selfishness and cowardice are the real enemies of today's world: the combination of our selfishness and cowardice is mercantilism. Confucius said: A gentleman is worth justice, and a villain is worth profit. There is a picture. Only in our daily life, in our words and deeds, each of us should first not consider interests and self-interest - that is, to achieve something, but to consider justice. Therefore, we must first stop the spirit of mercantilism, cowardice and selfishness, first think of justice rather than interests, and have the courage to resist the masses.

All countries in the world, especially Britain and the United States, are the real enemies of today's world in their mercantilist spirit.