What exactly does China's traditional virtue mean?

The so-called traditional virtues of the Chinese nation refer to the outstanding moral heritage handed down from the history of China, which is influential, inheritable and beneficial to future generations. China is an ancient civilization with a long history, with a glorious revolutionary tradition and excellent historical heritage. In the long historical process, countless descendants of the Chinese people have been handed down from generation to generation, forming profound traditional virtues. It is an indestructible spiritual pillar for the Chinese nation to transform its living environment, resist foreign aggression and safeguard national independence. It has completely shaped the psychology and character of China people and cultivated the mental outlook of the Chinese nation. For example, the dedication of respecting teachers, loving the public and forgetting the private, the patriotic feeling that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, the lofty ambition of worrying about the world first and enjoying it later, the high-spirited spirit of self-improvement and hard struggle, the lofty righteousness that wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and powerful people can't be bent, the political demeanor of devoting all one's efforts to death, and the broad-minded morality. The trip to the Avenue and the social ideal of serving the people all over the world ... Since ancient times, these traditional virtues have been deeply cast in the great national spirit with patriotism as the core. It can be said that they are the "root" and "soul" of our Chinese nation, and also the spiritual wealth and heirloom of our nation!

"Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faithfulness" are the core values and basic requirements of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, which promote the development of the whole social moral system and improve the social moral level, and occupy an important position in the traditional virtues of the whole Chinese nation.

Righteousness, self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world.

Liji University

The original text is "the ancient desire is obviously superior to the world; Governing the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to cultivate yourself, you should be upright first; ..... The mind is right and then the body is repaired, and the body is repaired and then the family is neat, and the family is neat and then the country is ruled, and the country is flat. " The general idea is: those who want virtue in ancient times must rule their country first; To govern the country well, we must first rectify our homes; To rectify the family, we must first cultivate ourselves; People who want to cultivate self-cultivation should first correct their thinking … and then improve their cultivation; Self-cultivation is perfect, and then the family is orderly; The family is in good order, and then the country is stable and prosperous; The country is stable and prosperous, and then the world is at peace.

This is the creed respected by intellectuals in Confucian tradition. It is the highest ideal of countless intellectuals for thousands of years to take self-improvement as the foundation and govern the family until the world is stable. But in fact, there are few chances of success and many times of disappointment, so the idea of "being poor is immune to it, and being up to it is helpful to the world" has emerged. The life ideal of "keeping one's heart, cultivating oneself, keeping one's family in order, governing the country and leveling the world" and the positive philosophical attitude of "being poor can help the world" complement each other, and their influence has never weakened for thousands of years.