孔子与“以和为贵” Confucius' Idea of Valuing Harmony

孔子是中国古代思想家、教育家，其创立的儒家学说以及在此基础上发展起来的儒家思想，对中华文明产生了深刻影响，是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。

Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and educator. The school ofConfucianism he founded and the Confucian thoughts developed on this basis have had a profound impact on Chinese civilization and constituted an important part of traditional Chinese culture. “礼之用，和为贵”，出自《论语》，是儒家倡导的道德实践原则，意思是礼这种制度的使用，在于使得人际关系变得和谐。以和为贵体现了中国人的基本处世原则。 "In conducting the rituals, the principle of harmony is the most valuable." This is a quote from The Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu), and a moral principle championed bythe Confucians. It means that the ritual system was adopted to maintain harmonious social relations. The Chinese people have been valuing harmony, which is a basic principle of their philosophy of life.