Historical Development

Confucianism was further developed by Mencius and Xun Zi.It was in the reign of Emperor Wu during the Han Dynasty that Confucianism was promoted to being the stateideology.Since then，Confucianism has been the orthodox doctrine of Chinese society.

Confucius was glorified as a saint instead of just an ordinary man.

In the Wei and Jin Dynasties，Confucianism coexisted with Buddhism and Taoism.Up to the Sui and Tang Dynasties，the struggle for dominance between the three developed into a heated competition.The Song Dynasty witnessed a vital periodof the development of Confucianism.Featuring Confucian school of idealist philosophy of the Song and Ming Dynasties，Confucianism restored its orthodox role for the following 700 years.

Later，in the name of science and democracy，the New Culture Movement from 1915 attacked the feudal system，including the core ideological system of Confucianism.

During the Cultural Revolution（1966-1976）after the foundation of new China，Confucianism was once again under violent attack.

In recent years people have been able to look at Confucianism with a more rational state of mind.Some even suggest returning to Confucianism for wisdom while opponents hold that Confucianism should be held responsible for the backwardness of China’s development and for that reason its dominance should not be revived.In any event，the revival of Confucianism would not be possible.

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