It is obviously that I was raised in a Chinese family where Chinese

culture is surrounding me every single day. Eating Chinese dishes,

celebrating Chinese festivals and attaining A grades like a normal Chinese
student. Nevertheless, our Chinese culture is way beyond these events,
from moral values to life routines, they can all be involved in Chinese
culture. While Japanese anime and Korean pop stars have been a part of
our life and interests, how can we reignite or advocate Chinese culture as
a secondary student? In the following, I will be sharing you with some
examples.
To begin with, the ‘Six Arts’ can be achieved, even in modern life. The

framework of Six Arts includes Rites(禮),Music(樂), Archery(射),

Charioteering(御), Literacy(書), Numeracy(數). They seem so

complicated to achieve. However, the Six Arts of Confucianism has
participated in our daily life. From my perspective as a student, I have
been immersed in the Six Arts from the moment I went to kindergarten.
On the aspect of Rites, I have been educated to behave or have good
manners through a series of Chinese values, for instance, modesty,
honesty, harmony, and determination. All I have to do is develop these
qualities and make them my characteristics. Besides, Rites also represent
the way we respect our own festivals and culture. Do you know how to
use a pair of chopsticks appropriately? Do you celebrate or bless your
parents or friends on Chinese New Year? This is how we should respect
our own culture, even some of them seem trivial and unnecessary.
Let us move on to the rest, you may not notice that the rest of the arts are
already taught at school. Numeracy refers to Mathematics, Literacy refers
to poetry and articles, Charioteering refers to any activities related to
strategies and maneuverings, Archery refers to movements and sports and
Music refers to Arts. Look, we are developing the Six Arts already
without realizing it but that is, still, far from enough to promote them.
What do we do then? I’d say to dig deeper. If you are interested in
Mathematics, then check how Chinese people got their math problems
solved and invent a new theory without powerful technology. Then share
it with your math teachers or your peers, or even on social media,
producing shorts to introduce the wisdom of Chinese Mathematics. This
method can apply on math as well as the rest of the Six Arts.
In the nutshell, I found the Six Arts the easiest to develop and promote in
my daily life as a secondary student. I hope more students will be more
conscious about the Chinese culture around them. Thank you.