A firm social order took hold during Han rule. In the Confucian view, peasants made up the second-highest class. Merchants occupied the lowest class because they merely bought and sold what others had made. However, this social division did not indicate wealth or power. Peasants were still poor and merchants were still rich.
Merchants were in middle class.
The Confucian philosophy discouraged trade as it saw it as an evil. Merchants were discouraged from trading as this was not considered to be an act of righteousness.
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Members of the gentry included Confucian scholars, government officials, landlords, and rich merchants.
Merchants had lower social status than peasants.
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Historically, Japan's social hierarchy placed merchants at the bottom due to their profit-seeking activities, which were viewed as selfish and exploitative. Confucian ideals emphasizing agriculture and manufacturing as more noble pursuits also contributed to the perception that merchants did not contribute as much to society. Restrictions on merchants' activities enforced by the government reinforced this belief.
The social class in China that comprised Confucian scholars, government officials, landlords, and wealthy merchants is often referred to as the "scholar-official" class or the "gentry." This class played a significant role in the governance and culture of imperial China, as they were typically educated in Confucian philosophy and held significant influence in both local and national affairs. Their status was often derived from education, land ownership, and wealth, which allowed them to maintain power and prestige throughout Chinese history.
0.05% of Indonesia is Confucian.
A Confucian Confusion was created in 1994.
The duration of A Confucian Confusion is 2.08 hours.
The whole officialdom of China after the time of the Chinese Communist Revolution and the installation of Communism as the official principle of administration in China has been a total negation of all Confucian teachings. Chinese officials feeling that their merchants are going against Confucian teachings is absurd and ridiculous. The philosophy and logic of this great teacher Confucius has been shaping Chinese culture for the past 2500 years which was halted all of a sudden by the Communist Party of China when they tried to incorporate hostile alien ideologies into the traditional culture of China. Even as the respect the Chinese youngsters show towards their elders is a Confucian contribution, this great teacher was tried to be obscured by revolutionaries when they taught youngsters to betray elders in the name of hunting for supposed enemies of the state. It was not the merchants but the officials of modern day China who were and are going against the teachings of Confucius.