A man named Jiang Qing recently made himself a target of criticism by advocating reviving Confucianism as a religion. Known as a conservative Confucian, Jiang retired from his teaching post in Shenzhen four years ago, and now focuses on Confucianism in mountainous Guizhou Province.
Jiang has astonished many of his opponents, and supporters as well, with his recent actions. His idea of reviving Chinese “Rujiao” (literally translated as Confucian religion) has been rubbished by many as going against the trends of the times. In his recently published article on Confucian religion, he did not hesitate to state Confucian religion is the core of Chinese civilization, including political, cultural and religious aspects.
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