Ancient beliefs shape modern Chinese?
To explain the forces that have shaped the attitudes of today’s Chinese, “Believing," this evening’s episode of “The Heart of the Dragon” (Two, 7.30 p.m.), explores the ancient teachings of Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism as well as those of Marx and Mao. It shows the influences of both traditional and modem doctrines on the daily lives of ordinary people in Shandong province. The central figure in the programme is Zhao Kuisheng, who, for some 30 years, has been the leader of a production brigade at Yantai, in Shandong province, responsible for the prosperity and discipline of some 2500 people. The picture he gives of pre-revolution-ary conditions and “liberation” constitutes a model picture of the cadres of the People’s Republic.
Although much of the programme focuses on recent events and present day attitudes, it also journeys deep into the past — to Peking’s famous Fayuan Si Temple and to China’s holiest mountain, Taishan. There, people still climb 6000 ancient steps to witness the sunrise and to pray for a boy child to the princess of the coloured clouds.
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Press, 16 July 1986, Page 15
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