What are the traditional virtues of China?

China's traditional virtues are: filial piety to parents, respect for teachers, unity and friendship, determination to study hard, self-improvement, modesty and courtesy, honesty and trustworthiness, self-discipline, generosity, shame, courage, neatness, fitness, hard work, thrift, justice, dedication, honesty, patriotism and love for the people, and service to the public.

Traditional virtue is the sum of Chinese excellent moral quality, lofty national integrity, noble national feelings and good national etiquette, and it is also the essence of our national spirit. The traditional virtues of the Chinese nation are very rich in content, including the following points:

1, loyal to the country, brave to go to the national disaster.

This kind of virtue behavior puts the interests of the nation and the country in the supreme position, and its profound sense of social responsibility is an important feature of the Chinese nation's character. For example, Deng Shichang and Lin Yongsheng, patriotic generals in the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, fought bloody battles to resist foreign aggression and showed such virtues.

2, the country forgets home, public forgets private.

The essence of this virtue is to regard "the world is public" as a lofty ideal personality. For example, in the textbook, Dayu was in charge of water conservancy, and around 13, he went in the wind and went in the rain, but he didn't enter the house for three times; Fan Zhongyan advocated "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later"; Sun Yat-sen advocated that "the world is for the public and the world is the same"; China and party member insist on "serving the people completely and thoroughly", which is the embodiment of the selfless spirit of taking the world as their own responsibility and serving the country and the people.

3. Be thrifty and hardworking.

The Chinese nation has always been famous for its hard work, courage, hard work and creativity. The so-called "dedication to the public, frugality in dharma", "quietness for self-cultivation, frugality for self-cultivation" and so on all reflect the connotation of this virtue.

4, not afraid of rape, self-improvement.

This is a distinctive sign of the Chinese nation's sense of independence, self-awareness and initiative. In history textbooks, there are many people with this virtue. For example, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, tasted bravery; After Sima Qian was imprisoned, he wrote Historical Records in 15, which fully demonstrated the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation. This spirit is a great driving force for the Chinese nation to go through hardships and become strong.

5, civilized and polite, benevolent people love.

China is a country of etiquette. Respecting, caring, understanding and helping people is another remarkable feature of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

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The core connotation of China's traditional virtue;

Benevolence: Kindness-Emperor Taizong loved the people as a son.

Righteousness: attaching importance to feelings-Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin.

Li: A man who knows manners-Kong Rong.

Wisdom: Wisdom and Decisiveness-Empty City Plan

Faith: Honesty will bear fruit, and when it is spoken-it will eventually sink.

"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.

China is an ancient civilization and a country of etiquette. It attaches importance to virtue and etiquette and has always enjoyed a high reputation in the world. Since ancient times, the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation have always been the moral and ideological basis for the survival and development of the Chinese nation, and have always been an important spiritual pillar and spiritual motivation for the survival and development of the Chinese nation.

The formation and development of Chinese traditional virtues have a history of thousands of years, from oral inheritance to written records, with profound contents. But to sum up, the five elements of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" are clearly defined in historical classics and basically formed in past dynasties. Of course, there are many expressions in traditional morality, but most of them are included in these five elements, or they are extensions, enrichment or development of these five elements.