According to the World Wide Web report: 10 On the evening of June 9, Hua Chunying, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs posted on social media Twitter that "the United States Supreme Court (lintel) carved images of sages from China, Judea (ancient Israeli place names) and ancient Greece to show the pluralistic, open and inclusive spirit of the United States. However, isn't it ironic that the United States is doing the opposite internationally? "
The U.S. Supreme Court Building was built in 1935, located on the first street in Washington, across the street from the Capitol, and designed by American architect Cass Gilbert. In fact, the design details and ideas of the Supreme Court building in the United States are actually unknown. For example, there is a group of statues on the east and west lintels of the Supreme Court building. From left to right, there are Confucius, Moses, and Solon, the ancient Greek legislative saint.
Little friends all know that Confucius has a great influence in the world. Why is Confucius engraved on the lintel of the United States Supreme Court? My friends and I found the different explanations of the statue designer McNeil and the Supreme Court of M country for carving Confucius on the threshold of its Supreme Court.
McNeil, the designer of the statue, explained that he used three sages, Moses, Confucius and Solon, to represent the origin of American civilization in the East.
According to the official website of the US Supreme Court, "tourists often overlook the spires and colonnades on the east side of the Supreme Court building. The statue here was carved by Helmon McNeill. The main statues are great legislative saints, Moses, Confucius and Solon. The reliefs on both sides symbolize the functions of the Supreme Court such as law enforcement, kindness, settlement of state disputes, and maritime affairs "; According to the documents of the Supreme Court of the United States, "Law is an element of civilization, and the laws of country M naturally inherit or derive from the previous civilization. Moses, Confucius and Solon were chosen to represent the three major civilizations, forming a group of statues in the center of the triangle.
From the above sources, my friends and I know that Confucius was carved on the threshold of the Supreme Court of the United States because this country regards Confucius as one of the three major civilizations. It is not surprising to understand this.
Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you. Everyone knows that "pluralism, openness and tolerance" is a philosophy embodied by philosophers engraved on the threshold of the Supreme Court of the United States, and it is a symbolic meaning. In reality, over the years, the United States has repeatedly provoked confrontation and safeguarded power in the international arena, which has long run counter to its concept of "pluralism, openness and tolerance".
As the saying goes, civilization is colorful because of communication and enriched because of mutual learning. I believe that there is no clash of civilizations in the world, war can't solve disputes, and the dominance of one family has long been broken. Openness, inclusiveness, dialogue and consultation are eternal themes. The United States should uphold the concept of "diversity, openness and tolerance" and put it into practice, rather than just staying in concept.