The rites and music education in Zhu Zi's Xiao Xue

Abstract

Chinese civilization has always been called "rites and music civilization"(li-yue-wen-ming ). It is also the due meaning of sacred education to educate the people and change customs with rites and music. Chinese sage education aims to cultivate benevolent gentlemen with five constant virtues, which are based on benevolence, and this benevolence is embodied in the civilization of rites and music in Chinese society. It is precisely because of "the substance and function relationship"(ti-yong-guan-xi ) between benevolence and "the system of rites and music"(li-yue-zhi-du ) that Zhu Zi's Xiao Xue education pays particular attention to cultivating gentlemen with ideal personality through rites and music education.