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Morality is an impetus for sustainable development of a country or a nation. And lofty moral force is an important component of positive energy. In three thousand years, Wu culture inherited, then formed a large amount of moral essence in which the spirit of 'supreme virtue' acted as a core element. These valuable moral essence provided a powerful source of positive energy for our comprehensive deepening reform. As Xi Jinping said, we should, on the basis of a correct understanding with identification, inherit and promote the moral essence in Wu culture with effort, making the past serve the present, consciously practicing it, and draw continuously 'the force for positivity, the force for good' from the moral essence to smooth the progress of our reform, thus achieving an overall success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The story of Taber who gave his throne to others three times is unanimously recognized the historical fact since ancient times. But with the time flying, opinions on how he did it and what he actually gave and who he gave it to vary and so forth. Some of the Wu people proposed that Taber gave his throne to both Wu and Zhou to manifest the paramount spirit of Tabor's humility. In recent years, even some television media began to advertise the story about Tabor. By in--depth research, the article listed the literature records from ancient time to nowadays. With irrefutable proof, the so--called Taber who gave his throne to Zhou and to Wu, is contrary to historical facts, is a groundless statement which has been purely overstated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As Confucius' only student from southern China, Ziyou was not only among the 72 Excellent Students but also one of the Ten Wits trained by Confucius. Actually, he was once highly respected not only as the "Southern Confucius" whose philosophy "informed the southeastern intellectuals" but also as the "founder of the southeastern school of Confucianism". As researches into the "School of Confucianism Founded by Ziyou" as well as the founder Yan Zi have been extremely rare, they are not known at all. The paper is an exploration into such matters as the fundamental thoughts of YanYan on the "School of Confucianism Founded by Ziyou", the reason why Xun Kuang denounced the "School of Confucianism Founded by Ziyou " without reservations and the historical influences and significances of the "School of Confucianism Founded by Ziyou " [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is well-known that Dasheng Group founded by Zhang Jian and Rongshi Group founded by Rongshi brothers were the two earliest, largest and most important private enterprises in modern China. Both the groups began in the late of the nineteenth century, located in the south of Jiangsu Province. Originally Dasheng Group was much stronger than Rongshi Group. However, with decades of frustrations and tortuousness, Dasheng Group has come down the world, yet Rongshi Group has increasingly become prosperous. This paper reveals the causes of their prosperity and decay by making a profound contrast of the two groups from their respective development strategies, marketing tactics, managing systems, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]