jadel wrote:
Reka wrote:
Short, boring article, but the real bomb is the last line. Orchids as
religion???....


They held that advocating orchid culture will help improve moral
standards and the public's temperament.


What are you talking about? Why would this statement necessarily have
anything to do with religion? Morality and good behavior are not
synonymous with religion.

Right conduct has been a chinese concern since the time of Confucius.
That the Chinese authorities would couch their advocacy of orchid
culture in such terms is not at all unusual. In fact, it is typically
chinese.

J. Del Col

J.,
I am quite cognizant of the fact that Chinese culture has been more
civilized than ours has, and that for much longer. Yet the Chinese
authorities are certainly different than in Confucius' age. For me it
was more of a question of religion such as in "opium of the people".

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