eulogize the old and disparage the modern; lay more stress on the past than on the present
❍ 不要～，迷信过去。We should not eulogize the old and disparage the present; we should not blindly believe in the past.
厚古薄今
praise the past and downgrade the present;stress the past more than the present;worship ancients and belittle moderns; extol the past and denigrate the present
厚古薄今hòu ɡǔ bó jīn
重视古代的，轻视现代的。stress the pass, not the present; value the past and slight the present