This term first appeared in The Analects. Gong (躬) means in person and xing (行) refers to the cultivation of morals. According to Confucianism, one should cultivate his morals in everyday life to develop personal integrity. This term embodies the view that knowledge and action should be closely integrated with each other. Confucianism is against t…
The term means to benefit and provide for the people. Huimin (惠民) is a concrete manifestation of benevolent governance and loving the people, with focus on dividing wealth among the people and benefiting them. The emphasis is on placing the interests of the people first, so that they will support both ruler and government officials. Specifically t…
This concept stems from The Book of Changes. “Disappearance and reappearance”signifies the cycle of departure and return pertaining to a journey, but is also extended to the abstract meaning of disappearance and reappearance of things or states of things. In the hexagram context of The Book of Changes, tai (泰) hexagram has qian (乾heaven) at the …
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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