On Feng Zikai's View Of Children

Feng Zikai (1898-1975)was a famous litterateur, esthetician, music educator, artist and translator in China. In his life, he devoted himself to involving in many areas such as painting, music and calligraphy. The view of children is the summarize of Feng Zikai's philosophy of life, as well as a fundamental basis of his thought in education. Therefore, in order to this study attempts to get some valuable resources, this study attempts to understand in depth of Feng Zikai's view of children by analyzing his essays, fairy tales and children's cartoons.Under the background of social unrest and political cultural thoughts surging, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism traditional culture makes a great difference to Feng Zikai, who has a sweet childhood life and a happy family, enlightened by Li Shutong, Xia Mianzun and Ma Yifu, Feng Zikai's view of children is formed and developed on the basis of this. Feng Zikai's view has abundant connotation. First of all, what is the implication of children in his mind? Children are individuals with independent spirit and personality. Secondly, what is the meaning of childhood in his heart? Childhood is the golden age in one's life, which is wonderful and transient. In the end, what's children like in the eyes of Feng Zikai? This study mainly explains it from the following three aspects, children's nature, creativity, and game. Children are innocent and blunt. Children are creators who have never been restrained by the nature and society. Playing games is the nature of children. Then, main features of Feng Zikai's view of children are analysised, The basic standpoint of Feng Zikai's view of children is "children are just children". The core spirit of Feng Zikai's view of children is "conforming to children's natural instincts". The spiritual essence of Feng Zikai's view of children is "keeping humanity".Feng Zikai's view of children is not utilitarian and pure, it has a great impact on Chinese traditional children's view, which has important historical value. It should be noted that there are some limitations of Feng Zikai's view of children, he insists that children and adults, children's world and the adult world is completely opposite, ignoring the value of children's growth. By now, Feng Zikai's view of children still guide us for helpful enlightenments on children's education, that is to say, respecting the nature of children, reviewing their childhood, treating children on children's perspective.