Abstract: Confucianism tradition has been considered as the model of idealism all the time, it seems that the way of Confucianism is to hang in a moral idealism kingdom, leading the person in the common life to pursue and transcend.Is Confucianism tradition a kind of idealism out of reach? By analyzing essential feature and value orientation of Confucianism's "one body" thought, this paper argued that Confucianism tradition has been looking for a certain tension and elastic equilibrium between ideal and reality, Its orientation lies on between ideal and reality.Based on the analyse,the paper expounded the relationship between Confucianism tradition and Chinese cultural soft power further.

Key words: ideal and reality, “one body” thought, Chinese cultural soft power

摘要： 儒学传统一直被视为理想主义的典范,似乎儒学之道就是悬置了一个道德理想主义王国,引领着世俗生活中的人去追求和超越。儒学传统是否一种遥不可及的理想主义？本文通过分析儒学“万物一体”思想的基本特征及其价值取向,认为儒学传统始终在理想与现实之间寻找着某种张力和富于弹性的平衡,其价值取向介乎于理想性与现实性之间,并由此进一步阐述儒学“万物一体”思想与中国文化软实力建设的关系。

关键词: 理想与现实, “万物一体”思想, 中国文化软实力