What is the basic content of China's traditional morality?

Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has advocated the national solar terms of "wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, power can't be bent, and death can end". Patriotism, as a national spirit, is the core of Chinese traditional virtues.

Step 2 be kind

Confucius advocated "the benevolent loves others", and Mencius put forward the idea of "valuing the monarch and neglecting the people". This idea of asking everyone to respect, understand, care, love and help others with kindness is the most popular moral heritage among the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

3. Easy to stand

The traditional virtues of the Chinese nation emphasize the establishment of harmonious interpersonal relationships. It advocates "righteousness is the highest", "righteousness is the highest" and "righteousness is the first", and requires "forgetting righteousness when looking at profit" and "forgetting righteousness when looking at profit".

Step 4 be honest

"Honesty" is the central idea of Confucianism and the way to be a man. Being in the world should be based on honesty. Zhu, a Neo-Confucianist in Song Dynasty, said: Honest people are true and innocent. Honesty is a virtue. Famous saying: "Honesty is heaven, and heaven rewards diligence". Words and deeds must be consistent with the sky, tell the truth, do practical things and oppose hypocrisy. It means honesty.

Extended data

China is an ancient civilization and a country of etiquette. It attaches importance to virtue and etiquette and has always enjoyed a high reputation in the world. Since ancient times, the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation have always been the moral and ideological basis for the survival and development of the Chinese nation, and have always been an important spiritual pillar and spiritual motivation for the survival and development of the Chinese nation.

The formation and development of Chinese traditional virtues have a history of thousands of years, from oral inheritance to written records, with profound contents. But to sum up, the five elements of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" are clearly defined in historical classics and basically formed in past dynasties.

Of course, there are many expressions in traditional morality, but most of them are included in these five elements, or they are extensions, enrichment or development of these five elements.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Traditional Virtues of Chinese Nation