What is the real core of China's traditional culture?

Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Unity of Heaven and Man, Moderate Doctrine, Self-cultivation and Self-denial are the four core values of China traditional culture, which have influenced the attitude of China people and China's institutional policies.

1. Yin and Yang thought that everything in the world contains the unity of opposites. They are opposite to each other, but they are unified. At the same time, the opposing sides turned to each other. The thought of five elements emphasizes that there is a connection between five kinds of material movements, and they have the function of generating grams.

2. The idea of harmony between man and nature holds that human society is produced and developed in nature and is a part of nature. Therefore, man and nature are linked, corresponding and closely related, and they are a unity. The conclusion is that man and nature must live in harmony. China traditional culture does not talk about "conquering nature", but attaches great importance to "adapting to the weather". This is the outstanding performance of "harmony between man and nature".

3. "Neutralization" is an ideal state pursued by China's traditional culture, that is, things in society and nature can achieve diversity, unity and complex balance despite their diversity and intertwined contradictions; When different things get together, they can coordinate, coexist and promote each other; Realize "harmony without difference" and "harmony without difference". The doctrine of the mean requires that problems should be handled fairly, appropriately and appropriately. There are three prerequisites for the implementation of the golden mean: first, everything is different and has its own characteristics, which is an objective fact and does not depend on human will. Second, we must have a sense of tolerance, and it is best to deal with problems in a mutually beneficial way to achieve a "win-win". The third is to have self-cultivation and personality.

4. Self-cultivation and self-denial. China traditional culture attaches great importance to self-cultivation and emphasizes "self-cultivation-oriented". As the saying goes, "cultivate one's morality and rule the country", only by cultivating one's morality and being excellent can we take the next few steps.