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What is Chinese traditional virtue 16?

Chinese traditional virtues 16 benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faithfulness, filial piety, loyalty, honesty, shame, diligence, courage, respect, forgiveness, honesty and frugality.

The traditional virtues handed down from the 5,000-year history of the Chinese nation have far-reaching influence, which can be inherited and constantly innovated and developed, which is beneficial to the excellent moral inheritance of the next generation. To sum up, it is the sum of the excellent quality, excellent national spirit, lofty national integrity, noble national feelings and good national habits of the Chinese nation.

It marks the "shape" and "soul" of the Chinese nation. It is also the crystallization of China people's practice in dealing with interpersonal relationships, the relationship between people and society, and the relationship between people and nature for more than 2,000 years.

Characteristics of China's traditional virtues;

China's traditional virtue is the essence of traditional morality. China's traditional virtues have the qualities of endless life and everlasting life. With the change of the times and the development of practice, its content and form are constantly enriched and developed. For example, the dedication of respecting teachers and loving the people, selfless interests, the patriotic feelings of the rise and fall of the world, and the lofty interests of worrying about the world first and enjoying it later.

Self-improvement, hard work, high spirits, wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, power can't be bent, dedication to politics, kindness, broad-minded morality, heroic spirit of sacrificing one's life for justice, dying for the public by taking the road, respecting the old and loving the young, and honoring parents' social ideals, and so on.