Discussion of the Value of Thanksgiving Thought of Confucian Culture

Abstract

What should be mentioned most in Confucian culture may be the value of gratitude, which is to say loyalty to the monarch, filial piety to the parent, fidelity to the husband and code of brotherhood to the friend. The passing on of the Confucian culture during hundreds of years may not only make all of Chinese people value how to be grateful but also the tradition to govern the country with the faithful filial culture continue. At the same time, Confucian culture has integrated into the aspects like politics and economy, which has led to the moral phenomenon with Chinese characteristics and strongly twisted the national character. The paper herein may analyze the value of the thanksgiving thoughts in Confucian culture and reveal the effect of Confucian culture that has been passed on for hundreds of years.