From “Family–State–Tianxia (All-under-Heaven)” to Community Building: The Internal Logic of the Creative Transformation of the Traditional Tianxia Worldview

Abstract

As a component of fine traditional Chinese culture, the traditional tianxia (allunder-Heaven) worldview, centered on the “family–state–tianxia” structure, embodies both an external form characterized by a “center-periphery” model and an internal logic of a “partwhole” relationship. In the context of building a modern Chinese civilization, this traditional worldview is continuously being endowed with new connotations. A community for the Chinese nation and a human community with a shared future have reshaped the “family– state–tianxia” system through internal and external paths, respectively, revealing the inherent logic of the tianxia worldview’s creative transformation. This transformation holds significant practical importance for building a modern Chinese civilization, advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and contributing to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Keywords

family–state–tianxia / community building / traditional tianxia worldview / creative transformation

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Higher Education Press