The material 1 reflects which idea is deeply rooted in the long historical tradition of China culture.

The idea of "people-oriented" was born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. "People" means common people, as opposed to "Jun". "People-oriented", in Mencius' words, means "people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the smallest". Before the Tang Dynasty, there was only "people-oriented" and there was no "people-oriented". After Emperor Taizong proclaimed himself emperor, he renamed "Shi" as "Dai" and "Min" as "Ren" in order to avoid the emperor. So "people-oriented" has become "people-oriented". But in the Tang Dynasty, the meaning did not change. "People-oriented" is aimed at the monarch, and "people-oriented" is a comparison of people and things.