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Nanzhao Prime Minister ZHENG Hui's Educational Thought and its Practical Research

The Prime Minister ZHENG Hui was an outstanding educator and politician in Nanzhao Kingdom. Taking the
enlightenment to royal children as a turning point, he took Confucianism as the foundation of the country and united Nanzhao royal court and the aristocrat thought through education. He localized Buddhism and Taoism and promoted the great unification of spirit between Nanzhao upper class and ordinary people. He made the cultural and educational policy of "three religions existing side by side, Confucianism being prime", and carried out a comprehensive change for alost 50 years in education, culture, politics and economy in Nanzhao. He made Nanzhao Kingdom step into the peak period and exert a profound influence on the future generations.   

  1. 1. College of Education, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China;
    2. College of Chinese Language and Literature, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
  • Received:2012-08-23 Online:2012-11-15 Published:2012-11-15

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Abstract:

The Prime Minister ZHENG Hui was an outstanding educator and politician in Nanzhao Kingdom. Taking the
enlightenment to royal children as a turning point, he took Confucianism as the foundation of the country and united Nanzhao royal court and the aristocrat thought through education. He localized Buddhism and Taoism and promoted the great unification of spirit between Nanzhao upper class and ordinary people. He made the cultural and educational policy of "three religions existing side by side, Confucianism being prime", and carried out a comprehensive change for alost 50 years in education, culture, politics and economy in Nanzhao. He made Nanzhao Kingdom step into the peak period and exert a profound influence on the future generations.

Key words: Nanzhao Kingdom, ZHENG Hui, Confucianism being prime, localization of Buddhism and Taoism

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