We will stay firmly rooted in Chinese culture. We will collect and refine the defining symbols and best elements of Chinese culture and showcase them to the world. We will accelerate the development of China’s discourse and narrative systems, better tell China’s stories, make China’s voice heard, and present a China that is credible, appealing, and respectable.
學習卡片 | 治國有常,而利民為本There are some fixed principles in governing a state, among which benefiting the people should be the root.
學習卡片 | 能用眾力,則無敵于天下矣;能用眾智,則無畏于聖人矣。If you can employ the strength of the people, you will be invincible under Heaven; if you can employ the wisdom of the people, no sage will be cleverer than you.
學習卡片 | 與天下同利者,天下持之;擅天下之利者,天下謀之A sovereign who shares the interests of the people will have their support; a sovereign who denies the interests of the people will provoke their opposition.
學習卡片 | 知屋漏者在宇下,知政失者在草野The person that knows a leaking roof is the one who is under that roof; the person that knows an error of the court is the one who is not in power.
學習卡片 | 衙齋臥聽蕭蕭竹,疑是民間疾苦聲。些小吾曹州縣吏,一枝一葉總關情。When I hear the rustles of bamboo leaves outside my study, I feel it is the wails of hungry people; For petty county officials like us, Every concern of the people weighs in our heart.
學習卡片 | 明者防禍于未萌,智者圖患于將來Wise men take precautionary measures when disaster is brewing; clever men make estimations about imminent catastrophe
學習卡片 | 窮則變,變則通,通則久Limitations lead to change; changes lead to solutions; solutions lead to development
學習卡片 | 明者因時而變,知者隨事而制A smart man changes his approach as circumstances change; a wise person alters his means as times evolve
學習卡片 | 雖有智慧,不如乘勢It is wiser to avail oneself of a favorable situation than to rely on one's mere wisdom
學習卡片 | 橘生淮南則為橘,生於淮北則為枳To the south of the Huaihe River grow oranges, while to the north grow bitter oranges
學習卡片 | 以天下之目視則無不見也,以天下之耳聽則無不聞也,以天下之心慮則無不知也If you use the eyes of all those under Heaven to see, there is nothing you cannot see.
學習卡片 | 政之所興在順民心 政之所廢在逆民心Decrees may be followed if they are in accordance with the aspirations of the people; they may be ineffective if they are against the aspirations of the people
學習卡片 | 不患寡而患不均,不患貧而患不安He is not concerned lest his people should be poor, but only lest what they have should be ill-apportioned. He is not concerned lest they should be few, but only lest they should be divided against one another.
學習卡片 | 治國有常,而利民為本There are some fixed principles in governing a state, among which benefiting the people should be the root.
學習卡片 | 子釣而不綱,弋不射宿The master fished with a line but not with a net; when fowling he did not aim at a roosting bird.