The protagonist of "Heaven, Earth and the People's Hearts", Qi Junzao, was a renowned scholar in the Qing Dynasty. He served four emperors and taught [Expand All]
The protagonist of "Heaven, Earth and the People's Hearts", Qi Junzao, was a renowned scholar in the Qing Dynasty. He served four emperors and taught three of them. In him, what is more reflected is the integrity and backbone of ancient Chinese scholars rather than the pursuit of academic pursuits merely for the sake of official career. His lifelong ideal was: to make the ruler as virtuous as Emperor Shun and to bring about a moderately prosperous life for the people. And for this ideal, he also devoted his entire life's efforts, as well as family affection, love and so on. If "The Qiao Family Compound" vividly embodied the culture of Shanxi merchants, then "Heaven and Earth, the People's Hearts" will allow the audience to witness the touching stories of a generation of Confucian scholars of Shanxi...[Collapse]
