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Great comment, and I'm not Chinese, but did they really break away from Confucianism? As Zho Enlai allegedly said when asked about the significance of the Fren
by cstross 12y ago
Great comment, and I'm not Chinese, but did they really break away from Confucianism?
As Zho Enlai allegedly said when asked about the significance of the French Revolution, "it's too early to say".
(Spoiler: he may have misunderstood the question, but it's still a great anecdote: http://www.historytoday.com/blog/news-blog/dean-nicholas/zhou-enlais-famous-saying-debunked http://www.historytoday.com/blog/news-blog/dean-nicholas/zho... )