
老子の姓は李、名は二(エル)。老子は尊称です。老子は中国史上最も尊敬される哲学者の一人として広く知られています。彼の生誕、経歴、教え、そして哲学思想については、数多くの伝説が残っています。
ある有名な伝説によると、老子は母親が膝に落ちる星を見て妊娠し、80年間胎内に留まりました。生まれた時には既に成人しており、灰色の髭と長い耳たぶを持ち、幸運と長寿の象徴でした。
彼はかつて周王朝(紀元前11世紀頃 – 紀元前256年)の宮廷文書を管理していました。しかし後に辞職し、自らの思想と哲学を広めるために西方へと向かいました。
ある日、牛に乗って漢谷関に近づいた老子は、関を守る番兵の殷溪に呼び止められました。老子の哲学の忠実な信奉者である役人は、この偉大な師をすぐに見抜きました。しかし、老子にその哲学を伝授してもらうために、役人は老人に正式な出国許可証の提示を求めました。老子は許可証を所持していなかったため、西域への渡航と引き換えに、自らの哲学について5000語のエッセイを書くことに同意しました。そのエッセイこそが、後に有名な『道徳経』(『道徳経』とも呼ばれる)となるのです。
今日でも世界中の学者たちは、この書物が老子自身によって書かれたのか、それとも弟子や弟子によって編纂されたのかを議論し続けています。
しかしながら、この書物が老子の思想を反映しているという点では、皆一致しています。老子はこの書物の中で、道(タオ)という概念を用いて宇宙のあらゆる変化を説明しています。「道」や「大義」とも訳される道は、あらゆる存在の神秘的な源泉、あるいは理想とされています。
老子の『道徳経』は中国哲学の古典です。この作品を深く理解する最良の方法は、中国に来てフルタイムの中国語コースを受講することです。中国語を学ぶのに最適な国である中国は、質の高い語学コースを提供しているだけでなく、中国の祭りなどの伝統的な文化活動を直接体験する機会も提供しています。
Kunming’s scenery is very beautiful. It is the best place to study Chinese in China. My favorite learning method at Keats School is one-on-one because it is suitable for everyone. My teacher is very good, very caring, and lovely. My life when learning Chinese in Kunming is very good and the weather is very good. The air is very good. It is good for the elderly’s body.
Listening and speaking in the classroom every day has improved my communication skills. After three weeks, my new words and sentences became more and more natural and fluent. Now I am used to thinking in Chinese, and I understand better what other people say, to be able to have real conversations with other people.
All teachers are really lovely. The teaching level at Keats is so much higher. I really love the city. It is very comfortable to get around. I fully recommend Keats. It is a great place to study Chinese in China. We are looking forward to coming back again later this year.
My first semester that I studied at another school, and the pressure there was pretty high, the classroom hour was long, and the homework was pretty tedious. Since I came to Keats, I found I have a lot more opportunities to speak in the classroom. My classmates all are fluent and love speaking and participating in the class. We have great classroom dynamic.
I really enjoy studying Chinese in Kunming at Keats. The teachers are great and my classmates are awesome. It is an unforgettable experience for me. I also got the chance to travel to other places in Yunnan. Those places are amazing and you definitely need to visit these places when you study Chinese in China at Keats.
I come to Kunming because I think the environment in Kunming is better and I heard that Keats School is better. I like the small group Chinese class because my classmates study hard and our teachers are very good. I like the teaching method of Keats because I like the activities at Keats. I think Yunnan is a particularly beautiful Chinese province.
They really care about what our interests are, what questions we have, what requirements we have. Then they adjust our Chinese language program content according to the situations. One teacher and one student, so it is easy to keep your focus for the 6 hours of immersion Mandarin lessons. It is very convenient to study, live and eat in one building.
My teachers are all excellent. They trained the teachers so professionally. I feel like I learn very quickly with my teacher. They are very serious about their students and I know every teacher is like this. I would highly recommend that you come to Keats if you are looking for the best Chinese school in China.