Filial piety

Introduction “Ju Dou” (1990), a Xi An Film Studio movie by director Zhang Yimou, is a tragic story of spousal abuse, adultery, lust and filial piety. The young, strong, and beautiful Ju Dou (Li Gong) becomes the third wife to her much older, physically and sexually abusive husband, dye mill owner Yang Jinshan (Wei Li), whose goal in life is to fulfill his filial piety by having a son, Tianbai (Yi Zhang). The couple live and work with Jinshan’s nephew, the younger, physically more attractive, but…

social harmony. Mozi believes good governance is obedience to government even over family if needed, while Kongzi argues that filial piety is the beginning…

way of life that embodies the respect for elders, also known as filial piety. Through filial piety, one develops an appreciation for those who have gone before them, and cultivates a self-admiration for the achievements and advancements elders have made. Respect is something that cannot be fickle; either you typify respect completely, or not respect someone at all. Learning to respect another –…

Confucian teaching are filial piety, loyalty, discipline, nobility, righteousness, and integrity. Zhi’s words are laced with these themes and he integrates them. So on, Zhi describes filial piety. He writes, “Never failed to deserve a name; And yet you elude all possible names” (4-5). This expresses that words cannot describe the actions of the pale-white weed because words cannot contain its righteousness. It is important to honor the family name and to have filial piety, and while the weed…

war as a legitimate means of strengthening the power of the state and imparting discipline to the people” (Morton 43), which he most often utilized, or Confucianism: a school of thought focused on “casuistry and family values” (Sima xxv), such as filial piety. Upon reading The First Emperor, by Sima…

In Chinese tradition, the obligation between relationships was emphasized. By maintaining it, one can culture his virtues and pass on to his offspring, benefiting the whole society. Among kinds of relationships, the parents-son and husband-wife relationships are considered as the most important. The former one cultivates one’s benevolence, the latter one is the starting point of humanity. There is then a hypothetical dilemma between the two relationships: the choice to be made when one's mother…

In fact, filial piety is considered to be the root of all the other values. From a Confucian point of view, filial piety marks the starting point of virtue while humaneness is the primary goal (Yao, 2000). From the analects “few of those who are filial sons and respectful brothers will show disrespect to superiors, and there has never been a man who is respectful to superiors and…

CONFUCIOUS THE FOUNDER OF CHINA’S UNIQUE FAMILY DYNAMICS To understand China’s distinctive family structure and culture, all one should do is study the historical character of a man named Confucius. Confucius wasn’t a famous emperor who fought a war or commanded an army, nor was he a warrior who bore a sword or crossbow in a battle. Instead, he was an educator whose words, documents, and teachings helped construct China’s family dynamics. His philosophy’s and ethics were handed down for…

The Confucius philosophy was later take over by Daoism or Buddhism; still, Confucianism remains part of the long Chinese history until now (Yao 55), Confucianism focus on mainly on personalities, the study of Humanness (Ren), righteousness (yi), filial piety (xiao), and loyalty (xin) were core roots of Confucianism. With all four beliefs, Confucianism is a…

When people find that there world has become foreign and strange to them, they tend to react in one of two ways. They either try to change the present to match a time in the past when things were alright in their minds or they will try to push for new and revolutionary changes. In the Spring-Autumn period of China, 722-481 BCE, many people were finding themselves in this position as order seemed to be gone from China. Conflict was constant and especially violent and as time went on it only…