Honesty Education In Ancient China And Its Modern Value

A man without integrity will not have a foothold anywhere. The pursuit ofintegrity is the right choice of people. Integrity is one of Chinese nation’s traditionalmoral excellence, the basic principles of people, and the cornerstone of the healthyand oederly development of modern society. Integrity rises to be more importantnowadays for the construction of a harmonious society. It is one part of citizen basicmoral norms, one of the basic characteristics of a harmonious society, and also theinherent requirement of the socialistic core value system.At present, our country enters a new period of socialist modernization. Alongwith the developing of the socialist market economy and the deepening of socialtransformation, dishonest acts, driven by the interests of all aspects, have penetratedinto all fields of social life. Social mentality research report shows the current overalllevel of trust belongs to "distrust". Therefore, honesty education calls for moreattention, and becomes the urgent needs of social reality.However, we cannot promote integrity education without the inheritance anddevelopment of acient honesty education.The traditional Chinese culture is extensiveand profound, and is a valuable spiritual wealth. The integrity education in ancientChina boasts a long history, fruitful achievement, and profounding essence foreducation. The main content of honest education in ancient China includespunctuality, honest and unity of knowledge and practice. The methods of integrityeducation in ancient China include self-examination, model education, imageeducation and practice. Characteristics of integrity education in ancient China areattaching importance to self-improvement, form variety and life of education.Fully excavating the essence of integrity education in ancient China andhighlighting its time value has provided important theoretical guidance and practicalvalues for us to carry out integrity education today, improve citizens moral quality,promote the establishment of honest personality, business integrity, social credit,government credit, and build a harmonious socialist society.