Limitation of the Ancient Thought of "Harmony" and Evolution in Adapting Marxism to Conditions in China

The thought of "harmony" is one of the core conceptions of the ancient Chinese philosophy,reflecting the human society's pursuit of "harmonious society" for thousands of years.It has a profound influence on China's social development and is valuable spiritual treasure of the Chinese nation.However,there is historical limitation.Mao Zedong Thought,Deng Xiaoping Theory and other theories in adapting Marxism to conditions in China develop the important thought of harmonious society.They inherit the ancient thought of "harmony".Moreover,they surpass it in nature.The paper analyzes the historical limitation of the ancient thought of "harmony",studies the evolution in nature,and proves the historical experience in building a harmonious socialist society.