Confucianists’ Filial Piety and Moral Education in Modern China

The moral education in modern China,while absorbing the traditional ethical culture,has to face up with “filial piety” which is the original and chief concept and virtue of Confucianism culture.And we have to differ the traditional filial piety from the modern one.In the traditional society,filial piety is the first and extensive virtue;however,in the modern society,it is only subordination and foundational one.There is not only relative and democratic content with reason but also feudalism draff in the traditional filial piety.And the essential character of the new is fair among relatives.It is helpful to improve modern filial piety and the whole standard of moral education to grasp the spirit essence of ethic of “love,respect,loyalty and propriety”.