The Traditional Ritual Culture On Thr Influence Of Chinesediplomacy

The philosopher Fen Youlan said: “Today’s powerful nations usually have no long history; Greece and Rome have long history but no prosperity today, only China has a long history and a bright today.” The British has more than 1600 years of history, since the first dynasty of England—Anglo-Saxon established(441A.D.), while The United States has only 300 years of history. Some of ancient civilization disappeared, some of them transferred. China not only has continuous Chinese civilization, but also the political entity of Chinese nation is expanding, although the political entity of Chinese nation experienced split and unified, it basically kept stable. Why China has a long history, a vast territory and a high degree of national fusion? What is the strength to support and promote the development of the Chinese nation? The main factor is excellent Chinese culture. Culture is shared values. A culture is representative of the life habits and mode of thinking of the members who live in this cultural system, which shapes and influences their behavior.China is a ritual nation, Chinese ancient culture is ritual culture, the ritual civilization is the main feature of the Chinese civilization. The rite is one of the most important elements of Chinese civilization. The ritual culture is embedded in the way of life and thinking habits of the Chinese nation, ritual culture is the sole and core of Chinese civilization. The rite with its rich connotation shows its unique value, it affects every aspect of Chinese society widely, and there is no doubt that it affects Chinese diplomacy.This paper will take the Chinese traditional ritual culture perspective for the analysis of diplomacy, and discuss whether it plays a functional role in Chinese diplomacy or not. In fact, it plays an important role in diplomacy. We can reveal its culture deeply and its value. After that, we can understand the spirit and temperament of Chinese diplomacy better.