The Humble Opinion of the Concept of Heaven of Hu Hong

rise of neo-Confucianism to a large extent is benefited from original Confucianism resources of and nature.Hu Hong,a famous representative of Confucianism in South Song dynasty,took concept of heaven very seriously,absorbed value theory of honesty and on basis of Confucian traditional view of Heaven,and endowed concept of Heaven with true value connotation.From that,we can know clearly that his philosophy is in accordance with pattern of the unity of heaven and humanity and traditional virtue of Confucianism.It inherited and developed thought of Yi Zhuan and The Doctrine of Mean in light of metaphysical construction of the unity of heaven and humanity.What's more,it discussed God by Heaven and used theory of honesty and to explain Heaven,then created a unique and valuable model of heaven and humanity.Thus,it is of great significance in Chinese philosophy.