Feng Yuan's works |"Diagram of the Ancestors" |"Zhuzitu: Han Fei".
Han Fei (c. 280 BC-233 BC), known as "Han Feizi" or "Han Zi" in later generations, was a native of Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea (now Xinzheng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province) during the Warring States Period. He was a philosopher, thinker and essayist with materialism at the end of the Warring States period, and the main representative and master of Legalism. Han Fei studied under Xunzi, a representative of Confucianism, but his concept was different from that and he did not inherit Confucianism. "The study of the magic of the name of the penalty" and "attributed to Huang Lao", inherited and developed the Legalist thought, and became the master of the Legalist collection in the late Warring States period.
Han Fei raised the thought of Legalism to the level of cosmology, thus constituting a complete theoretical system. He is the author of articles such as "Lonely Anger", "Five Worms", "Inner Chu Said", "Outer Chu Said", "Said Lin", "Difficult to Say" and other articles, and his descendants collected his works and compiled them into the book "Han Feizi". The Legalist doctrine founded by Han Fei provided a theoretical basis for the birth of China's first unified centralized state. After Han Fei's death, his Legalist ideas were reused by King Yingzheng of Qin, and he was regarded as the key to Qin's governance, helping Qin to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and finally unify the six countries.
The reason why the Legalist school is based on:"Law".It is named precisely because of its high respect for "law". So what is "law"?
Han Fei pointed out: "The constitution of the law is written by the government, and the reward and punishment must be in the hearts of the people. In other words, the "law" mentioned by Han Fei is ostensibly a code of conduct that the monarch and all the people abide by, but in fact it is a tool for the monarch to govern the country.
The part of the "law" in the "spell potential" system is ** in Shang Ying. Shang Ying and Han Fei both admired the law, but they also saw the contradiction between the law and the monarchy at certain times. In response to this contradiction,Han Fei advocated that the absolute authority of the monarch should be maintained first, rather than blindly following the law。This is where Han Feizhi's law is fundamentally different from modern law.
Legalism is the cultural accumulation of thousands of years in China, although there are some contents that are not in line with the current eraTake the essence and remove the drossThe theory of correctly using its essence is of great significance to both the country and enterprises.
Learning from the essence of Legalism, especially its core idea of "magic potential", is not only the study of the excellent culture of Chinese tradition, but also the need of any manager on how to manage an organization.
Alone and fickle
——Feng Yuan's "Zhuzi Tu: Han Fei" painting
Feng Yuan's "Zhuzi Tu: Han Fei" shows an image of Han Feizi who is full of strength and stands up to the sky, he holds the sky with one hand, caress the ground with the other, looks at the distance with determination, and stretches his body in an open posture, as if he has been accepting new things, and seems to have been embracing the changes of the times, like a radical warrior, not yielding, nor compromising, always facing it head-on, and always maintaining the spirit and courage of not giving in.
He did not immerse himself in his own world like Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, nor did he meditate quietly like Lao Tzu, nor did he persuade the road of propagating etiquette like Confucius, but stood tall, held his head high, stretched his arms, and stared into the distance for a long time, always ready to go, and always changing.
Therefore, I have always felt that Han Feizi is a man of action, he will not wait in place, will not passively accept, but has been seeking, has been practicing, has been trying, not muddy, not stopping, not self-pity. His gaze is always outward, his gaze is always looking into the distance, so he has always been at the forefront of the development of the times, and has always maintained the enthusiasm for reform and action.
It is because of his non-stop pace and because of his unstoppable thinking that he put forward a political theory based on law, which directly helped the Qin State to complete its unification, and also established the view of the historical evolution theory that the times are constantly moving forward and we should base ourselves on the present to carry out reforms, so that reform and governance and change of law and strength have become the inevitable choices for history to continue to move forward.
Such advanced ideas and innovative theories enabled him to always hold his head high proudly, to look tenaciously into the distance, to stand eternally between heaven and earth, and to walk freely in the midst of political power.
It is precisely because of these transcendent and innovative theories of statecraft that Han Feizi's political theory proposition of the rule of law and the rule of law not only enabled the Qin State to complete the great cause of unifying the six countries and realize the integrity of order and system in that turbulent and chaotic era, but also continues to this day, and is still the foundation for the healthy, orderly, harmonious and sustainable development of a country.
It is also because of the core of law-based ideology that as early as a thousand years ago, in the ideological and theoretical system of Han Feizi's governance of the country, the political ideal of equality before the law was established, which started the process of discovering the value of human beings and the subjective status of human beings.
The idea that everyone is equal before the law is almost enough to disintegrate the ideological body of feudal society, and it is almost enough to establish a modern legal country thousands of years ago.
Therefore, such a Han Feizi can have enough momentum, enough strength, and enough independent spirit under the painter's brush.
How could such a Han Feizi hesitate, and how could he be hesitant? Because everywhere he looks, there is order under the rule of law, an ideal social outlook in which "the king does nothing, the law does nothing" and the world is ruled by nothing, and everyone knows the law, understands the law, and abides by the law.
Therefore, such a Han Feizi is brave to move forward, and such a Han Feizi is not afraid of challenges.
However, it is such a reformer, reformer, pioneer and innovator who cares about his family and country and loves the rule of law, but he has not completed the persuasion of the monarch in his own country, realized his political ideals, and established a grand blueprint for the reform of the law and the rule of law in his own country.
In his resolute gaze into the distance, there was always a trace of regret and indignation, regret that he did not see the changes in his country, that he was not angry that he was not understood and not accepted, that he was always a lot less complete and complete, and that he did not take a look at the ideal society that was realized based on the law.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of such unwillingness, such a mind to the world and nowhere to show it, that he has truly fulfilled his Legalist thoughts, and has truly achieved his future vision of a country based on law.
However, such a belated affirmation, such a belated acceptance, made me unable to face the clear and firm gaze for a long time, and made me burst into tears before I could get closer, deploring such lateness, and grieving and indignant at such incomprehension. Will the king of Han, who did not adopt his ideas to reform and try to rule, have a trace of regret when the country is ruined?
Will the Qin State, which was unified by his idea of the rule of law, have a trace of apology for him under the unity of order?
I think so. Because long before the Qin State unified the Six Kingdoms, the King of Qin had admired Han Feizi for a long time. Long before meeting Han Feizi, King Qin had already affirmed those innovative moves in the idea of the rule of law and the reform of the law.
Even today, in these modern countries ruled by law, the rule of law is still the core of national development and stability. Equality before the law remains the most harmonious social aspect of a country governed by the rule of law.
This should be the reason why Han Feizi is persistent, this should be the reason why Han Feizi is persistent.
Because the country that is sound because of the rule of law is so beautiful, the society that has become stronger because of the change of the law is so harmonious, and the world where everyone is equal before the law is so dazzling and full of the brilliance of life.
And he is stubborn, stubbornly persuading, stubbornly running, as if he doesn't understand human feelings, as if he doesn't understand the world, pure. So hard running, so depressed guard, not knowing how to give up, and not knowing how to be flexible, such Han Feizi, and so distressing, I seem to see his stubborn uprightness, the scars all over his body, are so shocking, and so bloody, and he just doesn't care about it, rampage into that noisy and chaotic world, with his own strength, trying his best to change, struggling to reconstruct, old face, but also full of vicissitudes of expectation.
At this point, I also better understand the image of Han Feizi in the picture, because of his embrace, because of his acceptance, because of his support and perseverance, because he did not give up uncompromising reform and change, he finally ushered in a new dawn and new hope, and ushered in the long-awaited new world.
At this point, I also relieved those resentments, although Han Feizi did not see that harmony, that order, that kind of change and such light, but in the history of the rule of law and the strong, the law and innovation, there has always been Han Feizi's shadow, and there has always been his vision of the road ahead, that shadow is still upright, and that line of sight is still firm.
That's it.
Feng Yuan, a painter, professor, civil servant and cultural scholar, was born in Shanghai in 1952. In 1980, he graduated from the graduate class of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Mr. Fang Zengxian. Since 1996, he has successively served as Vice President of the China Academy of Art, Director of the Department of Education and Science and Technology of the Ministry of Culture, Director of the Department of Fine Arts, Director of the National Art Museum of China, Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Member of the Party Leadership Group, Secretary of the National Art Association, Honorary Dean of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, Director of the Art Museum of Tsinghua University, President of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Deputy Director of the ** Research Museum of Culture and History, and Honorary Chairman of the China Artists Association.
Most of his works mainly reflect historical themes and real life, with rigorous and vivid shapes, rich life atmosphere, and novel painting forms, especially good at creating large-scale epic works and classical poetry and painting works. His representative works include Chinese painting "The Great Wall", "Spark", "Mother and Son", "Qu Yuan and Chu Ci", "Wise Man of the Century", "Day by Day", "World", etc.; His main works include "Records of the East Window", "Return to the Likeness", "Return to Simplicity", "The Art of Man and the Man of Art", "Ink and Wash Figure Painting Tutorial", etc., with more than 150,000 words; He has published more than 10 kinds of albums. Over the past 40 years, he has held solo exhibitions and touring exhibitions in Europe, America and Asia, and given lectures, and his works have been collected by many museums and art galleries at home and abroad. He has been awarded the title of National Outstanding Teacher and Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions.
Chen Yuanzhi is a senior first-class person, publisher and curator. General Manager of Beijing Huaxia Thinkers Brand Management Co., Ltd., President of COFCO Great Wall Cultural Research Institute. He used to be the editor-in-chief of "Art Mirror" and "Jingya Art Network"; General Manager of Xinhua Monthly, founder of People's Artist magazine. Since 2006, he has planned and implemented many cultural and art exhibitions with wide social influence in venues such as the National Museum, the National Art Museum of China, the Military Museum, Prince Gong's Mansion, the China Millennium Monument, Li Keran Painting Institute, Anhui Provincial Museum, and Yaming Art Museum. The representative exhibitions are as follows: "Art Mirror" 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Anniversary Exhibition, Sunrise in the East - Marx in China and the 90th Anniversary of the People's Publishing Exhibition, "Splendid China - Contemporary New Hui School Printmaking Exhibition", New Era, New Hui School Anhui Calligraphy and Painting 40 Years Boutique Jinjing Exhibition, "Daily Use is the Way" Chinese Thinkers Brand Launching Ceremony and National Famous Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, "Cheers - Chinese Thinkers Life Art Exhibition", "Inclusion - Chinese Thinkers Young Artists Joint Exhibition", " Symbiosis - Viewing the Sea - Wu Xue Calligraphy Life Art Exhibition", etc. This series is based on the paintings created by Mr. Feng YuanPoetry and Painting", "Sage Map", "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", "Wang Wei Poetry", "Poetry and Sage", "Venerable", "Ancient Sages and Holy Relics".
The main purpose of this series is to present the deep meaning and emotion contained in Feng Yuan's works in the most faithful way. By organically blending elements of painting, poetry and literature, it aims to create a new artistic experience. Each issue will present a work with a specific theme, showing Feng Yuan's creative style and artistic pursuit.
This series is expected**Period。We welcome the participation and attention of all colleagues, collectors and art lovers.
Teacher Feng Yuan's works are pictorial - "Picture of the Sages".
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