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What is the meaning of "Hundred Filial Piety First"?

Hundred virtues of filial piety first is the behavior advocated by traditional Chinese culture, meaning that the behavior of children should not go against the parents, elders in the family, as well as the hearts of the ancestors, is a kind of stabilization of the relationship between the ethical norms.

Ancient people also said: "We should honor our parents and their children; we should honor our children and their children". We should not only honor our parents, but also respect other old people, love and care for young children, in the whole society to create a respect for the elderly and love the young simple folk customs.

History of filial piety:

Zi Lu, a native of Lu at the end of the Spring and Autumn period. Known among Confucius' disciples for his governmental work. Especially known for his bravery. However, when Zi Lu was small, his family was very poor, and he lived on coarse grain and wild vegetables for many years. Once, his elderly parents wanted to eat rice, but there was no rice at home. Zi Lu thought that if he could borrow some rice from his relatives over a few mountains, wouldn't he be able to satisfy his parents' request?

So the little Zilu walked more than ten miles over the mountains and carried back a small bag of rice from his relatives' house. Seeing his parents eating fragrant rice, Zilu forgot his fatigue. The neighbors praised Zi Lu as a brave and filial good boy.