According to media reports, on the evening of October 9th, 65438/kloc-0, Hua Chunying, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs posted a message on social media Twitter, taking the sculpture design of the US Supreme Court as an example, pointing out that the images of sages from China, Judaism and ancient Greece were carved on the lintel of the US Supreme Court to show its pluralistic, open and inclusive spirit. But at present, the United States is doing the opposite internationally, abandoning the concept of pluralism, openness and tolerance.
The U.S. Supreme Court Building was built in 1935, located on First Street in Washington, across the street from the U.S. Capitol. It was designed by American architect Cass Gilbert. In fact, the design details and ideas of the Supreme Court building in the United States are actually unknown. For example, there is a group of statues on the east and west lintels of the Supreme Court building. From left to right, there are Confucius, Moses, and Solon, the ancient Greek legislative saint.
Little friends all know that Confucius has a great influence in the world. Why is Confucius engraved on the lintel of the United States Supreme Court? My friends and I found some explanations in the relevant records. Confucius is a symbol of morality; Others explain that Confucius is the embodiment of education; It is explained on the official website of the Supreme Court of the United States that tourists often don't notice the spire and colonnade on the east side of the Supreme Court building. The statue here was carved by Helmon McNeill. The main statues are great legislative saints, Moses, Confucius and Solon. The reliefs on both sides symbolize the functions of the Supreme Court, such as law enforcement, kindness, settlement of state disputes and maritime affairs. According to the documents of the Supreme Court of the United States, law is an element of civilization, and American law naturally inherits or derives from the previous civilization. Therefore, the statue group on the east side of the Supreme Court building symbolizes the reference to the basic laws and commandments from the East. Moses, Confucius and Solon were selected to represent the three major civilizations, forming the central statue group of this triangle; McNeil, the designer of the statue, explained that he used three sages, Moses, Confucius and Solon, to represent the origin of American civilization in the East.
From the above sources, my friends and I know that Confucius was carved on the threshold of the Supreme Court of the United States because this country regards Confucius as one of the three major civilizations. It is not surprising to understand this.
As the saying goes, don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you. Little friends all know that "pluralism, openness and tolerance" is a philosophy embodied by philosophers engraved on the threshold of the US Supreme Court, and it is a symbolic meaning. In reality, over the years, the United States has repeatedly provoked confrontation, safeguarded power and suppressed other countries in the international arena, which has long run counter to its concept of "pluralism, openness and tolerance".
As the saying goes, civilization is colorful because of communication and enriched because of mutual learning. I believe that there is no clash of civilizations in the world, war can't solve disputes, and the dominance of one family has long been broken. Openness, inclusiveness, dialogue and consultation are eternal themes. The United States should uphold the concept of "diversity, openness and tolerance" and put it into practice, rather than just staying in concept.