Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. As the core of Confucian ethics, filial piety is a moral principle to maintain family relations in Chinese society. It is regarded as the primary merit by the Chinese people. The traditional culture of filial piety has been influencing China both in ideology and in behavior for thousands of years. Chinese people think that children should show filial piety to their parents and other elderly family members such as grandparents. In ancient times, those who did not treat their parents well were despised by others. Sometimes, a lack of filial piety was considered a crime. As a Chinese traditional ethic standard, filial piety has had a great influence on developing Chinese people’s morality.
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