We will stay firmly rooted in Chinese culture. We will collect and refine the defining symbols and best elements of Chinese culture and showcase them to the world. We will accelerate the development of China’s discourse and narrative systems, better tell China’s stories, make China’s voice heard, and present a China that is credible, appealing, and respectable.
学习卡片 | 穷则变,变则通,通则久Limitations lead to change; changes lead to solutions; solutions lead to development
学习卡片 | 明者防祸于未萌,智者图患于将来Wise men take precautionary measures when disaster is brewing; clever men make estimations about imminent catastrophe
学习卡片 | 为国也,观俗立法则治,察国事本则宜In governing a country, a wise ruler establishes laws through observing popular customs, thus bringing order. He understands the fundamentals of the land he rules, thus implementing appropriate policies.
学习卡片 | 立善法于天下,则天下治;立善法于一国,则一国治When the law of the land under heaven is good, there will be order in the land under heaven; when the laws of the state are good, there will be order in the state.
学习卡片|天下之事,不难于立法,而难于法之必行The greatest challenge for a country lies not in making laws, but in putting those laws into effect
学习卡片 | 举直错诸枉,则民服;举枉错诸直,则民不服People will obey you if you promote righteous men and suppress evil men. And they will disobey you if you do the contrary
学习卡片 | 苟利于民不必法古,苟周于事不必循旧If it is good for the people, there is no need to follow the practices of antiquity; if it serves the matter at hand, there is no need to observe the conventions of old.
学习卡片 | 宰相起于州部,猛将发于卒伍Prime ministers must have served as local officials, and great generals must have risen from the ranks
学习卡片 | 民之所好好之,民之所恶恶之Choose to do the things that the people want to be done, and avoid doing things that the people disapprove of
学习卡片 | 新松恨不高千尺,恶竹应须斩万竿Young pines should grow a thousand feet high, while poisoning bamboos should be cut down one by one
学习卡片 | 将教天下,必定其家,必正其身He who would govern the country must first run his family well and discipline himself
学习卡片 | 治天下也,必先公,公则天下平矣To govern the country, the priority is to realize equality, and then stability will follow
学习卡片 | 子钓而不纲,弋不射宿The master fished with a line but not with a net; when fowling he did not aim at a roosting bird.