The annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala is a cultural and entertainment "feast" for Chinese on Chinese New Year's Eve. Since CCTV held the first Spring Festival Gala in 1983, some people have been aesthetically fatigued, and even criticized.
And the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is also constantly seeking innovation to cater to the changing tastes of the public.
Take this year's host as an example, in addition to Sa Beining, Ren Luyu, and Nigmaiti, who have hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala many times, the two beauties of Long Yang and Ma Fanshu of the post-89s and Ma Fanshu after the 90s have become rookies, which makes the audience feel a breath of freshness.
In addition, almost every year of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, there will be songs and jokes, which have become popular songs and buzzwords in the new year.
For example, this year, the hosts have said many times that "each is beautiful, and the beauty is the same", which is particularly fresh in the usual splendid piles of blessings and words that set off the atmosphere.
So, which ancient book does this elegant sentence come from?
In fact, it is not from ancient cultural classics, but from the famous sociologist Mr. Fei Xiaotong.
Some people may know that Fei Xiaotong is a famous scholar and celebrity.
He graduated from Tsinghua University in his early years, then studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science at public expense, where he received his Ph.D., and was elected a Fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1982.
So what does it mean to "each has its own beauty, and the beauty is the same"?
In fact, its original words have four sentences: "Each is beautiful, the beauty of the beauty, the beauty of the United States, the world is the same".
"Each has its own beauty", which means that each civilization has its own unique beauty;
"The beauty of beauty" means learning to appreciate the virtues of other civilizations;
"Beauty and beauty" means that different civilizations live in harmony and develop together;
"The Great Harmony of the World", from the Chinese Confucian classic "The Book of Rites and Rites", refers to the harmonious and beautiful state of society.
So, what do these four sentences mean when put together?
In layman's terms, it means:
Each civilization has its own unique beauty, and if we learn to appreciate the advantages of other civilizations, then different civilizations will live in harmony and develop together, so that human society will reach a harmonious and beautiful state.
Of course, the premise of these four sentences is to recognize the diversity of world cultures and respect the cultures of different peoples. In fact, this is also the objective reality of human society.
If we despise the culture of other nations and countries, or even deny their merits, then we are arrogant and a frog at the bottom of the well.
On the other hand, if we despise the culture of our own nation and country and blindly worship other cultures, it is a manifestation of cultural self-confidence.
Why is this ideological theory of human society frequently mentioned by the host of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala this year?
For example, the moderator used this sentence whether it was wishing the happiness of the Chinese nation's family and national unity, or celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France.
What is the meaning of this sentence?
National culture is the spiritual foundation for the survival and development of a nation, and plays an important role in maintaining social life and maintaining social stability.
However, there are many nations and countries in human society, how do different civilizations get along with each other? This has always been a curse that has plagued human society.
For example, the continuous wars from ancient times to the present day are ostensibly conflicts of interest, but in fact, the root cause is the clash of civilizations, which makes it difficult to live in harmony.
Therefore, after the emergence of the "Cold War" in the last century, the "clash of civilizations" theory arose.
In the nineties, Samuel Huntington, a professor at Harvard University in the United States, put forward a point of view on the theme of "The Clash of Civilizations and the Reconstruction of World Order".
The clash of civilizations will dominate global politics, and the root causes of international conflicts in the future world will be primarily cultural rather than ideological and economic.
It has to be said that Samuel Huntington's assertion is scientific, and its ** has become a reality.
For example, the Second Congo War, the Second Chechen War, the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War, the Syrian War from 2011 to the present, and the Ukraine conflict that continued to this day in 2014 and escalated into the Russia-Ukraine War, etc., are all in essence a clash of civilizations.
Thus, the core part of the international politics of contemporary human society is the interaction between Western civilization and non-Western civilization and non-Western civilization.
So, how can we solve this stubborn disease?
Mr. Fei Xiaotong put forward a point of view: "each is beautiful, the beauty of the beauty, the beauty of the United States, the world is the same".
This viewpoint has a distinct imprint of traditional Chinese culture and thought, and carries the good wishes of the Chinese nation.
I wish other nations and countries can understand the profound connotation of these four sentences, so that human society can live in harmony and peace, and realize "the great harmony of the world"!