How Did Confucianism Contribute To The Development Of Ancient Chinese Culture

Monuments of Ancient archaeological and written sources concerning the religion of China belong to the second Millennium BC, to the period of the Shang dynasty (1600BC-1100BC). That was the time of origin of primitive Patriarchal-slaveholding States, where it is still held tight kin-relations. The first inscriptions were made by using ancient Chinese. The inscriptions often mention "God" (Shang Di), to which was addressed the questions that the ancient Chinese wanted to get answers. Along with this, the already existing concept of deity was preserved, apparently, more archaic totemic beliefs. Totems were, apparently, animals and plants that later was used in the folklore and religious symbolism.

The next period is the Zhou (1100BC - 100 BC).

Some of its elements are closely connected with the development of ancient and medieval Chinese society, which it itself helped to form and preserve, creating an oppressive centralized state. As a particular theory of social organization, Confucianism focuses on the ethical rules, social norms and regulation control, the formation of which it was very conservative.

Confucius (551 — 479 BC) is known as the first philosopher of China. It is known that he was an inferior official in the state of Lu, was later for a number of years traveled over the States of Eastern China. The end of life devoted to students, their learning, and the streamlining of some of the classics (Jing). Great reputation and almost a deification of it acquired in the era of the Han dynasty and up to modern times was worshipped by the great sage and first teacher.

The thoughts of Confucius have been preserved in the form of his conversations with students. Record the sayings of Confucius and his disciples are represented in the book Lun Yu. Confucius concerned on the education of man in a spirit of respect and reverence towards others, to society. In his social ethics, personality is personality not for themselves, but for society. Ethics of Confucius understands the person in connection with its social function, as education is a summing up of the person to the proper performance of this function. This approach was of great importance for the socio-economic

The teachings of Lao Zi was presented with his words and edited after in the form of a small work “Dao De Jing”. The central idea of philosophy of Lao Zi is the idea of the Dao. The word "Dao" in Chinese literally means “way”. However, it also means lifestyle, method and principle.

The focus of Daoism are nature, space and people, but these principles are comprehended not in a rational manner, the construction of logical formulas, and by direct penetration into the conceptual nature of existence. The world is in constant motion and change, develops, lives and acts spontaneously, without any reasons. In the ontological doctrine is the concept of the path of Dao is Central. The purpose of thinking, to Daoism, is “merging” with nature, as it is a part of it. Here not indicated any distinction in respect of “subject — object”. Dao has an identity, sameness, supposing all the rest, namely: the Dao does not depend on time, but there is a fundamental and universal unity of the world. As the concept of expressing things, the Tao is ever-present, everywhere and in everything, and above all it is characterized by