中国人的精神 第一章

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The first chapter of the Spirit of Chinese mainly discusses the spiritual characteristics of Chinese people, explains the spirit of Chinese people through the comparison of China and the West, and refutes the relevant remarks of Sinologists. The Chinese trait: The true Chinese have the trait of meekness, which is the product of compassion and wisdom. The Chinese people live a childlike spiritual life, so the Chinese people are a people who never grow old and possess the secret of eternal youth.
The difference between Chinese civilization and European civilization: The Chinese have no religion and no emotional need for religion because Confucianism replaced religion. Confucian teachings about the "sacred duty of loyalty to the monarch" give the Chinese a sense of life's permanence.

The motivation for the moral code: In Chinese schools and the churches of Confucius' state religion, to be exact, the family, "love for parents" is the real motivation for the Chinese people to follow the moral code.

The first chapter, through the analysis of the spiritual characteristics of the Chinese people and the contrast between the Chinese civilization and the European civilization, emphasizes the extraordinary value of the Chinese spirit and calls for people to study, understand and love.