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Does benevolence and morality belong to the superficial culture

No

Culture can be divided into three levels: surface culture can also be called material culture, is the form of human utilization of material, usually embodied in the field of human clothing, food, housing, transportation, and therefore also includes the form of productive forces; the middle layer of culture can also be called spiritual culture, is mainly the material as the medium of expression of the spiritual form, including art, science, religion, institutions, rituals, customs and so on; deep culture can also be called philosophical culture, is the concept, consciousness and philosophy permeated by the first two layers of culture. It includes art, science, religion, institutions, rituals, customs, and so on; deep culture can also be called philosophical culture, which is the concepts, consciousnesses and philosophies that permeate the first two layers of culture.

Confucian culture is a cultural school with Confucianism as its guiding ideology. Confucianism was created by Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period, advocating blood relatives, human relationships, present affairs, cultivation, moral rationality, its central idea is forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, fraternity, courage, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust, the core of which is "benevolence". Confucianism has been promoted by successive rulers, as well as the inheritance and development of Confucius's later studies, making it decisive for the development of Chinese culture, and in the deeper concepts of Chinese culture, all of them are branded with Confucianism.