John Xu在東方文藝復興-東方達沃斯論壇演講（02/17/2015）

“迎接中華文藝復興的新高潮”

一百年來，中國人一直在尋找、摸索，如今中國經濟起飛，不少有誌之士都期盼中國能夠出現一次歐洲那1樣的文藝復興。 1840年的鴉片戰爭結束了中國人自以為“天朝”的“夜郎自大”，於是痛下決心“師夷長技”。從五四的反傳統，到文化大革命、破舊，中國人幾乎把傳統文化連根拔起，心靈卻找不到文化定位。一個世紀以來，中國傳統文化一直處於衰微的狀態，以至於中華民族有點「失魂落魄」。經歷了種種屈辱和悲憤，經歷了種種吶喊和徬徨，經歷了種種理想和夢想，經歷了種種選擇和奮鬥，經歷了種種改良、革命和戰爭，經歷了種種錯誤和曲折，付出了種種沉痛的代價和犧牲，三十年來中國經過的改革開放，經濟得到了高速的發展，但隨之而來的是道德水準的下降，誠信體系的崩潰，貧富差距的拉大，人的內心世界的空虛，自然環境的污染，氣候條件的惡化等等。在此期間，西方人主導了幾乎全世界的文化趨向，西方的強勢文化不僅影響了中國的政治社會制度，也表現在文化藝術方面。在整個華人世界裡，中國的傳統文化教學被排除在正規課程之外、被邊緣化了。一個新興的現代國家，必然產生與其性質、地位相適應的新文化。因此，中國的文藝復興是歷史趨勢，不管你贊成或反對，這個時代都會到來，只是它的成長需要時間。

思想是社會的最大驅動力，法國著名思想家帕斯卡有一段名言：「人只不過是一根葦草，是自然界最脆弱的東西。但他是一根能思想的葦草。……我們的全部尊嚴就在於思想。」人是一種有思想的動物。人類前進的每一步，表面上是靠腳帶動的，實際上卻是由思想驅動的。而天地之間，個體為尊！只有個人的站立，才有中華的真正站立。只有觀念的進步，

自2015年元月，美國東方文藝復興在紐約成立以來，曾經先後在紐約和中國北京、上海、杭州、溫州、深圳等地，舉辦了十餘場有關東方文藝復興論壇和研討會， 尤其是二年前的二月七日，在中囯“上海長風壹號”召開“東方文藝復興論壇”影響深文藝復興論壇。被華人社會譽為精神界的「東方達沃斯論壇」。

去年十一月三十日，中國領導人習近平主席在中國文學藝術聯合會第九次全國代表大會上指出，中華文化復興關係到我們民族和國家的命運，文運和國運相鏈，文脈與國脈相通。要全面推進中華文化的復興。上月中共中央辦公廳及國務院辦公室關於「全面恢復中華傳統文化教育「通知」印發。

美國新任總統川普，也是強調美利堅合眾國的再強大，復興美國的民主與強盛。美國人民正在堅定地支持復興美國的偉大運動。世界上一切愛好民主自由的人們，也正等待著這奇蹟的發生。

"Welcome to the New High Tide of Chinese Renaissance"

For a hundred years, the Chinese have been searching and exploring. Now that China's economy is taking off, many people with lofty ideals are looking forward to a Renaissance like the one in Europe in China. The Opium War of 1840 ended the Chinese people's "arrogance" of thinking they were the "Heavenly Kingdom", so they made up their minds to "learn from the barbarians". From the anti-traditionalism of the May Fourth Movement to the Cultural Revolution and the destruction of the four olds, the Chinese almost uprooted their traditional culture, but their hearts could not find a cultural position. For a century, Chinese traditional culture has been in a state of decline, so that the Chinese nation is a little "disillusioned". After experiencing all kinds of humiliation and indignation, all kinds of shouting and hesitation, all kinds of ideals and dreams, all kinds of choices and struggles, all kinds of reforms, revolutions and wars, all kinds of mistakes and twists and turns, and all kinds of painful prices and sacrifices, China has undergone reform and opening up in the past 30 years, and the economy has developed rapidly, but what followed was a decline in moral standards, the collapse of the credit system, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the emptiness of people's inner world, the pollution of the natural environment, the deterioration of climate conditions, and so on.

During this period, Westerners dominated the cultural trends of almost the entire world. The strong culture of the West not only influenced China's political and social system, but also manifested itself in culture and art. In the entire Chinese world, the teaching of traditional Chinese culture was excluded from the formal curriculum and marginalized. An emerging modern country must produce a new culture that is compatible with its nature and status. Therefore, China's Renaissance is a historical trend. Whether you agree or disagree, this era will come, but it takes time for it to grow. Thought is the biggest driving force of society. The famous French thinker Pascal has a famous saying: "Man is just a reed, the most fragile thing in nature. But he is a reed that can think. ... Our entire dignity lies in thought." Man is a thinking animal. Every step forward of mankind is apparently driven by feet, but in fact it is driven by thought. Between heaven and earth, the individual is respected! Only when individuals stand up can China truly stand up. Only with the progress of ideas,

Since the establishment of the American Oriental Renaissance in New York in January 2015, it has held more than ten forums and seminars on the Oriental Renaissance in New York and Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Shenzhen and other places in China. In particular, the "Oriental Renaissance Forum" held on February 7, two years ago in China's "Shanghai Changfeng No. 1" had a far-reaching impact. It is praised by the Chinese community as the "Oriental Davos Forum" in the spiritual world.

On November 30 last year, Chinese leader President Xi Jinping pointed out at the 9th National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles that the revival of Chinese culture is related to the fate of our nation and country, and the fate of literature and the fate of the country are linked, and the cultural veins are connected with the national veins. We must comprehensively promote the revival of Chinese culture. Last month, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on "comprehensively restoring Chinese traditional cultural education".

The new US President Trump also emphasized the re-emergence of the United States of America and the revival of American democracy and strength. The American people are firmly supporting the great movement of reviving the United States. All people who love democracy and freedom in the world are also waiting for this miracle to happen.