Live broadcast: Take our ancestors to see modern China

[Seeing the controversial incident of an internet celebrity cosplaying as Prince Zhao, one can't help but wonder: What exactly are the Chinese gods?

Is it obedience to authority as in Western mythology? Is it that what God gives, people have?

If there is no fire in the world, the Chinese gods will drill wood to make fire by themselves and continue to explore. They don't wait for God to give it.

When the world is flooded, the gods of China will step forward and sacrifice their own families for the sake of the public, instead of hiding in Noah's Ark for safety.

When diseases spread throughout the world, Chinese gods would use themselves as carriers to taste hundreds of herbs.

No matter what kind of god it is, he is a mortal who has gone through many hardships, and is ultimately respected and trusted by the world, and protects an area.

Therefore, the Chinese are unwilling to give gods absolute authority over humans! Because the starting point of Chinese mythology is always humans, not gods.

Everyone is angry about the disrespect for gods because you underestimate the core of Chinese mythology - struggle. Generations of Chinese people have understood the world and themselves from mythology. The gods have not gone far, and time has not stopped.

So, what do you think the god you cosplay is? 】

"You have to believe that all the gods in Fujian are human beings, and they all have their own names and histories. We will not establish a god casually."

"Gods are divided into human gods and natural gods.

Human-god is the divinity created by an individual who is worshipped by the masses. The most classic one is Guan Yu, the Martial Saint, the Great Emperor who subdues demons in the Three Realms and has divine power. His title is basically the same as that of the Emperor of Heaven.

Natural gods are the imagination and understanding of the unknown and nature by early civilizations, such as mountains, rivers, earth, wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

"In our understanding, civilization came into being with humans, and gods evolved from humans. Chinese people believe in humans and gods, and they believe in human gods the most, because humans are led by human gods, not complete gods, because they are humans."

"In recent years, I have come to realize that many gods in national history are great men themselves, and they have passed down stories from generation to generation, leading people's thoughts and creating the future. That is, they are worthy of our respect, so they are gods.

Reply: For example, the God of Grain. 』

"From this perspective, it is more like people who made great contributions, such as Leizu who raised silkworms and reeled silk, and Linglun who made musical instruments. Leizu is called the Silk God, and Linglun is called the Music God."

"The Chinese people's sense of resistance is ingrained in their bones. From the stories of Kuafu chasing the sun, Yugong moving the mountains, and Jingwei filling the sea, we can clearly see the Chinese people's spirit of fighting against nature and not yielding."

"Although myths are not to be trusted, they are the carrier of peace of mind for the Chinese people. From ancient times to the present, they have followed the rules. If you believe in them, they exist; if you don't believe in them, they don't exist. The end of science is metaphysics, which cannot be explained clearly."

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As if having undergone a deep baptism, the scenes in the video are rich in color, outlining what seems to be ancient times, but with a different meaning.

Most emperors did not believe in gods. Although they once dreamed of immortality, they had figured it out long ago. Throughout history, who among so many people has truly achieved immortality? As for gods, that is something that happens after a person dies.

Moreover, in such a vast ocean of people, human lifespan is just like a mayfly, a drop in the ocean, fleeting. This vast world is still changing silently. They are surprised and amazed at the technology of later generations, but in the eyes of later generations, they have long been accustomed to it.

What they are doing now is to ensure that there will be no regrets in history and that there will be no humiliation as recorded in history by later generations. Their right and wrong, merits and demerits will be judged by future generations.

Fighting, aren't they fighting against the enemies on the border? Moreover, they will fight hard, win, scare them so that they never dare to set foot on this land again.

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[The state of Hou is gone, but the artifacts still have spirits]

[Perhaps cultural relics also have souls. The shadow of the nine-story red sandalwood pagoda in Luoyang Museum looks like a female general:

The hair crown is standing upright, the hair is slightly broken at the temples, the figure is upright, and the slightly raised hand seems to be holding a gun or a sword.

In this shadow, I seem to see Princess Pingyang Zhao who fought for half of the Tang Dynasty; Fu Hao, the queen of the Shang Dynasty who commanded thousands of troops; Qin Liangyu, the first female general in China; Hua Mulan who could not tell whether I was a man or a woman; and Mu Guiying, a woman who was as brave as any man...

Don't say that women are not heroes, the dragon springs are chirping on the wall every night. 】

"Swords can give rise to sword spirits, so why can't cultural relics give rise to weapon spirits?"

"Although many of the well-known stories today are fictitious, such as Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying, we have to admit that women have never been absent from history. Their excellence is no less than that of men. It is not a fight, but just a statement of facts."

"I can put on yellow flowers in front of the mirror or wear iron armor and shine coldly."

"Every artifact has its own obsession, and every artifact has its own story, which has been carried for thousands of years, but no one listens."

"I pray that all nations will be united! I wish that our country will regain its prosperity and that the country will be at peace..."

"No one doesn't want women to be strong, unless they are enemies. In China, people admire strong people, whether they are men or women."

"Strongness is a kind of excellent and beautiful personality. This kind of beautiful and excellent personality should have the advantages of both men and women. It is not limited to men or women. Otherwise, it is unfair, one-sided and unreasonable."

“How come there are so many female representatives?”

I have to say that it was quite a shock for the ancient people. There was a female emperor before and a female general after. Well, they were still not used to it.

The Shang Dynasty is basically the most advanced of all dynasties. People who have read history books know that Queen Fu Hao was not just a queen, she was also a prince, a high priest, and a female general who galloped on the battlefield. She was truly a legendary figure.

Late Ming Dynasty

Qin Liangyu had been following her husband in the wars. She was very happy to see that Tianmu mentioned her. She was able to leave her name in the future, which at least showed that she played a role in her time. Although she didn't know how she would develop in the future, this was enough.

Ying Zheng looked at the sky. He understood the status of women. He also selected women to serve as officials in the court, but important positions were still held by men.

Thinking about the empress in the future, he wanted to talk to her. After all, women can understand each other more clearly.

Qianlong looked towards the sky with resentment in his eyes. Because of the sky, the people below were in danger of becoming enlightened. If the woman continued... wouldn't his Qing Dynasty disappear even faster?

Besides, how could a woman... But when he thought of the records he had read before, about the white-haired female general Qin Liangyu who led her White Spear Army to force back the Qing soldiers, he was speechless. When he thought about an old woman who was 56 years old and could still go to the battlefield, he couldn't help shaking his head.

It was already the end of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no point in resisting. His Qing Dynasty was still the final winner!

【This is just the beginning, and more people will come to the stage in the future. 】

[It seems like I saw a lady in ancient times who managed household affairs and was successful in business. I saw a lady wearing Hanfu who became the first female ancestral master in the family. She was elegant, confident and graceful.

She raised her hand and bowed, polite and graceful, standing in the wind and rain like a red plum blossom that defies the frost and snow.

[Netizen: In the family tree, my father is shown as having no descendants, even though he has two daughters, my sister and I. However, the family does not recognize women as descendants, and I will never be able to let it go.]

But she stood there, just like countless unrecognized daughters standing there, countless outstanding women shining with their own light.

[Netizen: 10 years ago, the ancestral hall re-erected the stele. At first, I suggested to my father, "Why not put the names of the girls in the family on the stele? We are also members of the ancestral hall." Then my father smiled and said, "Tonight, the entire ancestral hall will hold a meeting. You go up and make suggestions and convince them."

She argued for her own reasons when she was alone in the meeting, and in the end, as long as the clan girl was married or not, her name could be engraved.]

We are all women, but we are no worse than anyone else. 】