By Bertrand Russell
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Yet the Chinese system, at any rate after it assumed form, was harmful through the fact that it was based solely on the classics, that it was purely literary, and that it allowed no scope whatever for The system was established in its final originality. form by the Emperor Hung (1368-1398), and remained unchanged until 1905. One of the first its final Wu objects it of modern Chinese reformers was swept away. Li Ung Bing * says to get : In spite of the many good things that may be said to the credit of Hung Wu, he will ever be remembered in connection with a form of evil which has eaten into the very heart of the nation.
Cit. p. 233. THE PROBLEM OF CHINA 46 of Chinese literature, was made the basis of all literary con tests. It was so-named, because after the introduction of the theme the writer was required to treat it in four para graphs, each consisting of two members, made up of an equal number of sentences and words. The theme was always chosen from either the Four Books, or the Five Classics. The writer could not express any opinion of his own, or any views at variance with those expressed by Chu Hsi and his school.
The early Greeks and Romans did not differ from the Chinese in this advanced the family important, In China, this did respect, but as their civilization became less and less not begin to happen until our own day. Whatever may be said against filial piety carried to excess, it is certainly less harmful than its Western Both, of course, err in patriotism. a duties to certain inculcating portion of mankind But patriotism to the practical exclusion of the rest. counterpart, one s loyalty to a fighting unit, which filial not (except in a very primitive society).