chinese traditional values

ChineseTraditionalValuesFamous“FanPaopao”Chinesecitizens:theteachermustnotonlyteachstudents,butalsoeducatestudentsandsetamodelforvirtue.Fromtheperspectiveofwesterndemocraticsociety，theteacher’sonlydutyisteaching.Itisunderstandable,normalandveryhumanforRunningFantoescapeinthatsituation.AccordingtoTheGuardian,itwascommendableforFanMeizhongtofranklyadmithisactionsanddefenseforhimselfgravely.DifferentPoliticalviews+DifferentPoliticalClassStand+DifferentIdeology=ChineseTraditionalValuesChinesetraditionalvaluesareproducedinancienttimes,inthehistoricaldevelopmentofeachotherfromgenerationtogenerationandstillexistintherealvaluesofsociallife.Itsdifferentstagesofhistoricaldevelopment,asthedeepstructureofnationalculture,embodyandmaintainitsstabilityliteraturesources.1.Self-cultivation2.HumanRelations3.Human&Nature4.significanceSelf-cultivatingTraditionalChinesevaluesemphasisthatvaluescomefromapersonhimselftoothers,andallthestuffinthenaturalworld，thereforeattachinggreatimportancetotheself-cultivationwhichsetsaseriesofstandardsofpersonalpoliteness,sincerity,andmostessentially,moralityandjustice.Tobeaspirituallystrongmanwithprobity;Tobestrictlyself-discipline;Toownapureheartandopenandabove-boardcharacteristic.(SuTongpo&ZenmasterFoYin)backHumanRelationsChildrenshouldownrespectforparents；Ministershouldbeloyaltohismonarch；Husbandandwifeshouldesteemeachother；Theyoungshouldrespectseniority;Trustshouldalwaysexistsamongfriends.MengZiQuestion:Oneday,youaretakingawalkalongtheriverwithyourfamily,includingmom,husbandorwife,andachild.Suddenly,theyallfallintotheriver,leavingonlyyouonthebank.Whowouldyouchoosetosaveundertheconditionthatnoneofthemcanswimandyouareonlyabletotakeone?A.yourmotherB.yourwifeC.yourchildMom20%Child30%Wife50%MomWifeChildWesternersChineseFamily-regulationrespectingtheoldandcherishtheyoung;keepingequalitybetweenthesexes;stayinginharmonybetweencouples;establishinggoodrelationsamongbrothers;promotingtheneighborhoodunity举案齐眉Treatyourhusbandorwifewithfullyrespect.Peopleusethisstoryasaidiomtoshowtheequalityandrespectfortheotherpart.State-orderingPatriotism;Enforcingthelawimpartially;Warm-heart;Helpfulness;Stressingjustice;Politenessandfairtrade;Respecting;SavingothersBookofRitessaidthat:”theworldbelongstothelandunderheaven.Thepositionofemperorshouldpassdowntoavirtuouspersonratherthanthecrownprince.”SunYat-senGoverntheLandToworrybeforethecommonpeopleworry,andtoenjoythelifeafteranyoneelse.fabledpoetryLuYouCommunitySpirit--thebackboneofthetraditionalChinesevalues公PublicBenefit：Itsbasicvalueoforientationistovaluejusticeabovematerialgains.利Benefitreferstoself-interest,thepeople'smaterialneedsandmaterialintereststobehappy,belongingtothematerialvalue.InterpersonalexchangesChinahasalwaysbeenacountrypromotingthegoodhabitsof“courtesyandrespectforoneanother”.Itisamajorlinkbetweenthetransferoffriendships,promotionofunityandimprovementofhumanrelations.Donotimposeonotherswhatyouyourselfdonotdesire.itissuchadelighttohavefriendscomingfaraway.ConfuciusbackHuman&NatureIntheChinesepeople’sminds,thehumanisneitherthemasterofnature,northeslaveofnature,butatruefriendofit.Peopleparticipateinthenaturalactivitiesofsavingthewholeworldandpursuetheharmonybetweenmanandnature.“Harmonybetweenmanandnature”wasfirstdescribedbyChuangTzu,developedbyDongZhongshu，theHandynastyideologist,asasystemofphilosophy,andthusconstructedthemainbodyoftraditionalChineseculture.ChuangTzuand3sidesHeavenEarthManTheBookofChangesWayofmanisthecentersourcethatmakesthingsintocompletedmaterials.WayofHeavenisthebeginningofallthings.WayofEarthis“thebirthofallthings”.backSignificance1.Owingtotheemphasisonindividualmoralcultivationandthespiritofcommunity，inthehistoryofnationalculturemanydomesticheroeswhopursuedthenationalinterestsandbenefitattheexpenseofthemselvesappeared.(YueFei,DongCunrui)2.Astheworld'sonlyancientculturewithoutanyinterruption,theChinesecultureremainsitslong-termnationalunityandstability,partlyresultingfromtheemphasisonthemoralstrengthandtheconceptofcommunityvalues.3.ThetraditionalChinesevaluespromotesthesocialinteractionsbyhumanityofcivilization.YueFei(1103-1142)DongCunrui(1929-1948)4.ThetraditionalChinesevaluesofhumanrelationsbroughtaboutdeep-rootedinequalitiesofmoralconcepts.5.Althoughthetraditionalvaluesofmoralitycouldimprovepeople'smoralcharacters,thismodeofconsiderationgreatlyrestrictedthesustainabledevelopmentofnaturalscienceandtechnologyofancientChina.WelcometoChina!Thankyou!谢谢！