It occupies a core position in the six arts education. The content of the education of Chinese studies in the Western Zhou Dynasty is centered on rites and music, supplemented by the education of archery, imperial art, calligraphy and mathematics. Ethics is an education about politics, patriarchal clan system, the supremacy of human relations, standard etiquette and other knowledge, which occupies a core position in the education of six arts.
Ethics is the knowledge education about politics, patriarchal clan system, ethics and etiquette. Rites are the yardstick for the founding of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the contents involved are also very extensive. The Book of Rites says "Rites are in the country of the son of heaven", just like weighing, keeping the ink straight and keeping the rules square, so the education of rites occupies a core position in the education of Six Arts in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
In addition to standardizing religious concepts and rituals such as offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, The Rites of the Western Zhou Dynasty also aims to instill the concept of hierarchy and patriarchal clan system, so as to strengthen the political status of the Western Zhou Dynasty kingship. The rituals of the Western Zhou Dynasty's national studies include five aspects: good or ill luck, military service, hospitality and etiquette. The rural studies recorded in the literature include "six rituals" such as crown, marriage, funeral, sacrifice, banquet and meeting. The ethics of Chinese studies is dominated by historians, while the ethics of rural studies is dominated by Da Situ.
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"Six Arts" is the basic subject of school education at all levels in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which specifically refers to etiquette, music, archery, bending, calligraphy and mathematics. Rite and music education is the core of "Six Arts" education. The leader of the "ceremony" in the Western Zhou Dynasty is mainly the training of behavior norms, operational skills and personal qualities in the national political life. Music teaching includes vocal music, instrumental music and dance.
In fact, music masters are music used in teaching etiquette, so they are also an integral part of ethics. "Shooting" refers to archery, and "Imperial" refers to driving. The aristocratic children of the Western Zhou Dynasty all had the responsibility to fight in the army. In addition to wartime, it is also necessary to perform "shooting" and "imperial" in some ceremonial activities, so this is also something that aristocratic children must master. "Book" means writing, and "number" means counting.