ThetraditionalChineseculture,bothextensiveandprofound,startsfarbackandrunsalong,longcourse.Morethan2,000yearsago,thereemergedinChinaConfucianismrepresentedbyConfuciusandMencius,TaoismrepresentedbyLaoZiandZhuangZi,andmanyothertheoriesanddoctrinesthatfiguredprominentlyinthehistoryofChinesethought,allbeingcoveredbythefamousterm”themasters’hundredschools.”ThetraditionalChineseculturepresentsmanypreciousideasandqualities,whichareessentiallypopulistanddemocratic.Forexample,theylaystressontheimportanceofkindnessandloveinhumanrelations,ontheinterestofthecommunity,onseekingharmonywithoutuniformityandontheideathattheworldisforall.Especially,patriotismasembodiedinthesaying”Everybodyisresponsiblefortheriseorfallofthecountry”;thepopulistideasthat“peoplearethefoundationofthecountry”andthat“peoplearethemoreimportantthanthemonarch”;thecodeofconductof“Treatothersasyouwanttobetreated”.Andthetraditionalvirtuestaughtfromgenerationtogeneration:enduranceandhardworkingdiligenceandfrugalityinhouseholdmanagement,andrespectingteachersandvaluingeducation.Allofwhichhaveplayedagreatroleinbindingandregulatingthefamily,thecountryandthesociety.
