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[quote=LEONARDO,281542]Confucius Vs Santa Claus, who will win?

You may watch a series of fierce match, but you may never expect to watch a duel between Confucius and Santa Claus.
This is not a boxing match, but it can be as fierce as it is. In nature, the duet is duet between traditional Chinese culture and the imported Western culture.

Perhaps, you are questioning if I am so creative to arrage a duet between the two cultural ambassadors of the East and the West.  Confucius, the old sage, is reputed as the representative of traditional Chinese culture; while Santa Claus is the symbol of Western culture. 
 
On March 4 2208, a conflict happened between Confucius and Santa Claus. In a Kindergarten in Yuzhong Township, Chongqing, a teacher who teach kids traditional Chinese classic hung a coloured portrait of Conficius on the Blackboard and asked the small kids: “ everyone, can you twell me who he is on the blackboard?” The kids curiously stared at the portrait and hesitated for a while, then all 30 kids answered: “ Santa Claus”loudly (in Chinese 圣诞老人). Coincidentally, several teachers and school authority figures listerned to the class at the back of the classroom. The lecturer and other teachers felt astonished at the scene.
When the media reported the news, a nation-wide debate was sparkled. On the internet, netizens’opinion was quite divided. A portion of netizens insisted that it is unbelievable that kids mistaken Confucius as Santa Claus.Cultural conservatives said that it was an alarming message that the traditional Chinese culture is endangered. They thought that kids can’t recogonise Confucius. It was acceptable. “The key question is that they bear “Santa Claus” in their minds.” “The small case reflects the decline of traditional Chinese culture. Western culture and value are invading traditional Chinese culture. It is an alarming signal.”

On the other hand, liberal netizens argued that Confucius has been a past icon. Confucianism was rooted in the soil of feudal China.Confucianism has been largely negated in the period of May Fourth Movement (五四运动)in 1919.Additionally, there d was no authentic portrait of Confucius that has been passed down. Even some scholars who undertand well the Confucianism still can not recognize Confucius.Last, Confucianism’s masterpieces such as Analects of Confucius 《论语》　《Confucius' Spring and Autumn Annals》《春秋》are too profound, subtle, obscure and allusive. It has little significance in such a fast-paced society that much importance was attached to the utility and pragmatism.

So, my dear friends both from China and abroad, what is your understanding of the issue? If you are a foreigner, one day, the kids (or your own kids) in your country tell you “it is Confucius”when you offer them a portrait of Santa Claus or Jesus Christ, what will you think about?  If you are a Chinese national, how should China import western culture while retain its cultural identity. It is a duet between Confucius and Santa Claus? Who do you think will win? 
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