What are the basic norms of family virtue?

The basic norms of family virtues include respecting the elderly and caring for the young, equality between men and women, harmony between husband and wife, diligence and housekeeping, and neighborhood unity. Family virtue belongs to the category of family morality, which refers to the basic behavior and family virtue norms that every citizen should follow in family life. It covers the relationship between husband and wife, the relationship between young and old, and the relationship between neighbors. Family virtues include moral concepts, norms and qualities about the family.

The traditional virtue of the Chinese nation advocates the steps and modes to realize the ideal of life, that is, "respect for things, knowledge, honesty, integrity, self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world". This basic moral concept of treating people with things is the basic requirement for human beings to carry out material production activities and their own survival and development, and it is also the minimum code of conduct for people to live together. Traditional morality generally plays a role when the society is stable, but it lacks its position when the society changes dramatically. As the saying goes, "it is the merit of' ruling Japan and doing things'." The ancients said: "Take history as a mirror, and you can know the rise and fall. History has proved that Confucian ethics often plays its social role in stabilizing society, easing contradictions and regulating interpersonal relationships in times of peace and prosperity. Contemporary China has entered a relatively stable period of peaceful development. Social stability and political stability are the overall situation of China.