Readings on Chinese Virtues

Author: Zhen Yun
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The excellent moral culture of China is a fusion of sincerity and art, a crystallization of morality and wisdom. It enables people to discern right from wrong, good from evil, and guides them to pursue benefits while avoiding harm, solving difficulties, and promoting profound and extensive virtues that benefit others. If our parents and teachers can properly guide minors in learning and remembering these traditional virtues, we believe our youth will surely grow up healthily and happily under their influence. Chinese traditional virtues possess the quality of enduring and renewing themselves, serving as an inexhaustible moral educational resource. Youth are both inheritors of Chinese traditional virtues and practitioners of new moral norms that reflect the demands of the times. They embody the hope for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. — Li Lanqing
We should let our children believe that amidst the chaotic and currents, there are timeless values that remain uncorrupted no matter how they are twisted. For example: responsibility, dignity, honor, courage, and belief — Long Yingtai
I think society is a factory. To plant the seeds of virtue in children, it requires the effort of the entire society. Rediscovering Chinese traditional virtues is not only the need of children but also the need of parents. — Lu Qin
The influence of Chinese traditional virtues on me has shaped my life, giving me a solid foundation and a clear direction in life. I believe these are the fundamental elements of life, the essence of being a person. — Yang Zhenning
Why should we promote Chinese traditional virtues today? This is a very practical question. First, promoting traditional virtues is the foundation for every individual. Because traditional virtues are the root of Chinese culture and the soul of our nation, without them, our foundation in life would be unstable. — Sun Yunxiao
Virtue is the spiritual backbone of a nation, and good conduct is the foundation of an individual. Chinese traditional virtues, with their moral norms, are worth passing down from generation to generation. This book draws from the essence of Chinese traditional virtues, presenting timeless virtues of human nature through classic maxims and stories: honesty and trustworthiness, kindness and benevolence, self-improvement and bravery, fairness and self-discipline, diligence and learning, and patriotism and dedication. It reflects the new spirit and new of the Chinese nation in the new era.
Many materials in this book are clear and direct, touching the heart and awakening moral awareness. It points directly to the goodness in human nature and is an inspiring book. It belongs to every family. Parents and teachers can use this book, and in fact, they should. We hope that when parents read this book with their children or read it to them, they can bring their children into a world of moral awareness, deepening their understanding of life and virtue.