The aristocratic education system in the Zhou Dynasty in China began in the Zhou Dynasty in BC 1046, which required students to master six basic talents. From "Zhou Li Local Official Situbao": "Cultivate the country and teach the Tao. It is to teach six arts: one is five rites, the other is six music, the third is five shots, the fourth is five emperors, the fifth is six books, and the sixth is nine numbers. " This is the "Six Arts" of "Five Classics and Six Arts".
Rome was not built in a day. The six arts of a gentleman are not achieved overnight. Ancient scholars have been studying the "six arts" all their lives, and they have spent their whole lives studying them. Rome was not built in a day.
The specific content of six arts:
1 gift. The ceremony in the six arts of a gentleman refers to five kinds of ceremonies, namely, auspicious ceremony, fierce ceremony, military ceremony, guest ceremony, guest ceremony and Jia ceremony. Ritual is a very complicated concept. The Zhou Dynasty paid attention to "ruling the country by courtesy", while Confucianism attached great importance to "etiquette system". In ancient times, "Li" was a very important system from simple to complex.
2. Music. The music in Six Arts of Gentleman is easy to understand and very specific. It refers to six sets of songs and dances, namely: Yunmen Dajuan, Xianchi, Dashao, Daxia, Dayun and Dawu. When there were important sacrificial activities in ancient times, people used these six sets of songs and dances to show piety. As an ancient gentleman, we should firmly master these six sets of songs and dances.
3. shoot. Is archery. Ancient literati wanted to practice martial arts and bow horses. Archery has a detailed definition, and there are five different archery methods: white arrow, joint, stroke, ruler and well instrument.
4. Imperial refers to the ability to drive carriages and chariots, not the ability to ride horses. The ancient carriage was an important means of transportation, and the chariot was an important strategic resource. In ancient times, four war horses pulled a cart together, which was called "one ride", and "the country of a thousand rides" meant many chariots. Among the six arts of a gentleman, "Yu" values ceremony over martial arts.
5. books. Among the "six arts of a gentleman", only the art of "book" and "piano, chess, calligraphy and painting" have an intersection, and that is calligraphy. As the saying goes, "Chinese characters are like people", which is the premise for ancient literati to write well. Not to mention Rainbow Xi Zhi, the master of calligraphy, even the Jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty can be called the "seal family".
6. number. In the six arts of a gentleman, "number" refers to calculation and arithmetic, which is subject to "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". Although it seems that the "Six Arts of Gentleman" is far away from us, it is not. At present, "Six Arts of Gentlemen" has evolved into a practical subject, which is very popular in schools. For example, "number" can be understood as natural science and rational thinking, including logical judgment.