Talk:Xiaokang

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Da Tung (大同) and Xiao Kang (小康) are two different confucius concepts discussed in some ancient chinese literature. [1] We studied those in school, I just didn't retain any details besides the names. The lack of mentioning the ancient philosophy makes this article really incomplete. Someone should explain who first came up with the concept of XiaoKang.

Back in the 70s (?), the communist Chinese had a big campaign to reject and criticize confucism. But now they model their society after a confucius concept. Someone should comment on such switch in the trend.

Kowloonese 07:03, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Xiao Kang appears in many forms in ancient Chinese literature; the modern version is based on the positive references. Da Tong and Xiao Kang in the Book of Rites, on the other hand, contrast a utopian state where everyone shares in harmony with a lesser, almost capitalistic society where each works to his own advantage and corruption is a fact of life. Ironic, given China's past and current situation, but probably not germane to this particular article.

--61.51.67.188 01:11, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)