Kowtow ??

Kowtow ??
May 19, 2010 22:57
guestNancy	Chinese often fall on their knees in ancient time. To kneel is nothing special for people knelt before the image of Buddha. Ministers knelt at palaces before emperors in all dynasties. And kneeling down in the Confucianism represents submission. Not that it has something derogatory. People hold belief that they should respect Nature, authority and parents in this way. And it, to some extent, has strong power. In modern china, we can see in Chinese traditional marriage, bridegroom and bride kowtow to their ancestors and parents. However, many young couples would like to get marry in churches. No matter what reasons they hold, it is the uptrend. My question is what do you think about Chinese Kowtow culture? Should it be abolished?

May 19, 2010 22:57

guestNancy

Chinese often fall on their knees in ancient time. To kneel is nothing special for people knelt before the image of Buddha. Ministers knelt at palaces before emperors in all dynasties. And kneeling down in the Confucianism represents submission. Not that it has something derogatory. People hold belief that they should respect Nature, authority and parents in this way. And it, to some extent, has strong power.
In modern china, we can see in Chinese traditional marriage, bridegroom and bride kowtow to their ancestors and parents. However, many young couples would like to get marry in churches. No matter what reasons they hold, it is the uptrend.

My question is what do you think about Chinese Kowtow culture? Should it be abolished?

May 20, 2010 07:21	#1
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	Guestnancy, If young Chinese want to perform their wedding ceremony if a church they should first convert to Christianity, otherwise just go back to that Godless civil ceremony at the registry office. Getting married in a church is not a fashion statement. The kowtow to ones parents, which shows respect is something completely different. Dodger.

Jun 6, 2010 23:13	#2
GLOOMYSUNDAY Points: Join Date: Jul 23, 2008 Status: Offline	There is a picece of news from cinhuanet that nearlly 1000 high school students kowtow together at playground for their teachers. Do you thinkit isnecessary, Nancy?
	Last edited by GLOOMYSUNDAY: Jun 6, 2010 23:14

Jun 8, 2010 01:39	#3
BL2022 Points: Join Date: Jun 2, 2010 Status: Offline	There are other ways for the students to show respectfulness to their teachers, like some thing practical. I think they've gone too far.

Jun 9, 2010 00:44	#4
GUESTNANCY	Thanks very much for discussion. As what BL2022 said, they go too far. Kowtow as well as Kneelling down are seldom seen in modern society, except for some special circs, for example, traditonal Chinese wedding. They, to some extent, no dignity I mean, to show your purpose that the is hard to reject.

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