An Inquiry Into The Advantages Of Laozi Thoughts On Harmony Taken By The Building Of Harmonious Society In Contemporary China

Harmony is one of the most eminent features in traditional Chinese culture. It is generally said that harmony was originated from the Confucianist. Confucius and his disciples proposed peacefulness and the doctrine of the Mean, which had aroused sensational attention in the whole China and globe. Actually, harmonious thought had been put forward long before. At the end of Western Zhou Dynasty, Shi Bo, the Historical Record Official brought forward that harmony among differences breeds new while sameness evolves nothing, so did Yang Ying, the famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States. Those thoughts of harmony has a great impact on development of Chinese culture and technology.Lao Tzu’s harmonious thought, the first systematic and fundamental thinking that the ways of men are conditioned by those of earth,the ways of earth are conditioned by those of heaven, the ways of heaven are conditioned by those of Tao, and those of Tao are conditioned by those of nature, had solved problems roundly like imbalance between human and nature, human and society, human themselves, physiology and psychology, etc.Nowadays, building a harmonious society is the inseparable theme in CPC’s so cialist society career and our struggle objective, deep inside millions of Chinese pe ople’s heart. Chinese philosophy that oneness between human and nature, harmony superior to sameness, and Lao Tzu’s harmony between human and nature, human t hcmselves, physiology and psychology are significant aims for socialist society buil ding and government public governance.It is in the16th National Congress of Communist Party of China that a harm onious socialist society development was come out. For current conditions of China, guided by CPC, a harmonious socialist society is a harmonious society featured with Chinese characteristics to achieve harmonious development of different aspects like economy and society, city and country, western and eastern regions, human a nd nature, home and abroad prosper, etc., in which Chinese people can fully realiz e their subjective initiative and all-round development.The theoretical and realistic basis of building a harmonious socialist society co me from Marxism and stage practice summary of socialism development with Chin ese characteristic.Against the backdrop of chaotic and turmoil Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, Lao Tzu pointed out that following nature to realize harmony between human and nature, loss and make-up turning around to fill the gap between the rich and poor, non-interference in governing to deal with relationship between officials and grass-roots, holding positive psychology to achieve harmony, all of which are connected with current Chinese socialism building principles in some way.Led by CPC, harmonious society is officially on the top agenda of socialism building and has been the main theme in Chinese politics. Lao Tzu’s harmonious thought still holds great influence on present harmonious socialism career.