中华文明自古以来就探索宇宙人生恒久发展的大道规律。从伏羲仰观天文、俯察地理，将天道规律落实为八卦符号，转化为人文器物，引导先民认识宇宙万物共同体，启发“公心”，代领先民从蒙昧走向文明；再由神农氏继承道统，在恶劣生存环境中逆行而上，尝百草、种五谷，实现先民稳定生活；再到五帝时代形成国家，创立以民为本的政治制度，实现上古大同盛世，大道流行于天下。后来大道也经历过被破坏的历史阶段，但在汉朝统一后，大道再次兴盛，形成影响后世2500多年的多元一统文化格局。本书以故事的形式讲述了中华民族自古以来对大同理想的不懈追求。中国共产党始终继承并弘扬这一大道公心，立足于中国，从国情、民心、发展需要出发，克服重重困境，构建人民民主政治制度，培养人才、选贤与能，不断实现共同体由家庭发展到社会，由社会发展到国家，由国家发展到世界，为构建人类命运共同体凝心聚力，将“大道”再次推广于天下。

秦芳，中共中央党校哲学博士，山东建筑大学讲师，中国传统文化促进会《群书治要》传承委员会常务理事。主讲《思想道德与法治》《中国传统文化与中国特色社会主义文化》等课程，主持2020年度教育部人文社会科学青年基金“人类命运共同体思想的传统文化溯源”等课题。

Publisher's Notes
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One The Origin of the Great Way and the Education of Sages: The Core of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture
1. The hexagrams created by Fuxi and moral expressed in words: the view of the whole world as one
2. The sage going against the tide: Shennong taught the people to farm and nurtured the people with public spiritedness
3. The creator of political system: the sage king appointed people by merit and governed for the people
Chapter Two To Pass on Family Traditions and Teachings: to Cultivate Moral Character and Put Family in Order Is the Beginning of the Way
1. Proper education starts from family: three mothers bring up children by the principle of filial piety
2. The Master made by the ups and downs of his official career: Confucius studies the Way through self-cultivation
Chapter Three To Govern the People When the Great Way Prevails: a Community with a Shared Future Based on Traditions
1. To make political and military achievements by working in unity: experience from ages of prosperity
2. To attract people from distant places by cultivating morality: common development through multiculturalism
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