The Manifestations And The Evolution Of The Confucian Food Etiquette In The Modern Society Of China

The Confucian food etiquette is an important part of the confucian culture. Confucianism is its guider.As the confucian culture,it has a long history. The Confucian food etiquette is the outstanding representative of the Chinese food culture.The etiquette of Confucianism contains the thoughts of humaneness , righteousness, hamory,loyalty,good faith and middlebrow. Because the food has a wide range of permeability, it has a vast space in Chinese society. The Confucian food etiquette has rich forms of expressions,including food system,food etiquette and food folk-customs.It has dominant cultural layer and hidden cultural layer. The Confucian food etiquette is full of vitality in the modern society.Its developments and forms deserve study. It has three features: the human-centred and harmonious life ceremony; the festival food etiquette that focusing on the ethical issues and the moderate,humble and credible interpersonal communications.It plays an significant role in the society.The Confucian food etiquette advances with the times.It has a dynamic rheological process. The Confucian food etiquette in the modern society inherits the traditional food etiquette.It also has the blessing mental activity,similar folk-customs as the ancient Society,showing the traditional cultural inertia. The adjustive etiquette are the main mode in the modern society,it also establishs on the basis of tradition. Under the new situation,the Confucian food etiquette is changing.Now Political, economic, cultural progress and the deeper Different cultural exchanges are promoting the development of the Confucian food etiquette. It's in an open spirit,and strives to achieve a fit with the spirit of the times. The Confucian food etiquette is rational and contracted.There are emergences of new cultural factors.For example, the Confucian food etiquette highlights the commercial value of dominant culture and blends into the Western food cultural factors.Overall,the part of the heritage is greater than the part of the changes. This proves Chinese traditional culture of permanent value and unique charm.The Confucian food etiquette is an important phenomenon of Chinese culture.It contains the spirit of the nation and has integrated into the character of the Chinese people.It can be foreseen, The Confucian food etiquette will continue to carry out self-correction. In the support of traditional culture, It will promote the advancement of human civilization and make important contributions eventually.