People-oriented Thought in Pre-Qin Period

? People-oriented thought is an important thought in China's traditional culture, the core of the traditional theory of governing the country, and also the political and legal thought that has influenced China's great cause of governing the country and safeguarding the country for thousands of years.

? People-oriented consciousness appeared in ancient China, and the thought of protecting the people appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was inherited and developed in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, and the people-oriented thought became the core idea of Confucian monarch's philosophy of governing the country.

? It originated at the turn of Shang and Zhou Dynasties. "Historical Records Yin Benji" records: "(Cheng) princes ... said:' People see the shape according to the water, and people know whether to govern.' "It means that people can see the shape of things by looking at the reflection in the water and know how the country is governed by looking at the living conditions of ordinary people.

? Confucius said, "Benefit from the interests of the people."

? Mencius even put forward that "the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light." So, Qiu Min is the son of heaven, the son of heaven is a vassal, and the vassal is a doctor. "It means that the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the gentleman is under the three, so those who win the hearts of the people can be called the sons of heaven, those who trust the sons of heaven, governors who appreciate them, and doctors.

? The core connotation of people-oriented thought is that "people are the ruling basis of political power (country and monarch)". People-oriented thought regards people as the foundation of society, just like the foundation of architecture.

? The so-called love for the people and advocating people-oriented are undoubtedly positive, which can alleviate social contradictions, promote social stability and improve people's lives.