The 16 words of traditional Chinese virtues are frugality, diligence and housekeeping, hard work and self-reliance.

The traditional Chinese virtues are represented by twelve characters: benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, trust, loyalty, filial piety, brotherhood, integrity, forgiveness, courage and surrender.

Benevolence means loving others, and it is also the theoretical core of Confucius' thought. It is also the highest standard of Confucius's social politics and ethics, reflecting Confucius's philosophical views. Yi originally refers to "appropriate". Confucius used "righteousness" to judge everyone's thoughts and moral and behavioral principles.

Etiquette refers to the political and ethical categories of Confucius, which mainly serve as the moral norms and principles of feudal society and play an important role in the spiritual quality of the Chinese nation. Wisdom and knowledge, this is also the basic category that controls epistemology and ethics, mainly to understand the nature and source, content and effect of knowledge.

Faith means keeping one's word, which refers to a person's honesty and consistency in words and deeds. It is one of the five constant principles of Confucianism. Loyalty is what Confucius believes is loyalty and honesty in any relationship between people. Filial piety is filial piety, which is only one aspect. It also includes respect for elders and parents. Ti here refers to having respect and love for your elder brother. This kind of morality is very important. Festival mainly refers to moral integrity and integrity.

Forgiveness is an ancient Chinese ethical concept. It mainly includes the concept of not doing to others what you don’t want others to do to you. If you don’t want to do something yourself, don’t impose it on others. Brave here refers to bravery and decisiveness. When encountering trouble, be brave. Yi mainly refers to humility and courtesy, which is also one of the traditional Chinese virtues.

The traditional virtues of the Chinese nation refer to the excellent moral heritage that has been handed down from China's five thousand years of history, has influence, can be inherited, and is constantly innovated and developed, benefiting future generations. To sum up, it is the sum of the outstanding qualities of the Chinese nation, the excellent national spirit, the lofty national integrity, the noble national emotions and the good national habits. It marks the "form" and "soul" of the Chinese nation. It is also the crystallization of the practice of our people for more than two thousand years in dealing with interpersonal relationships, the relationship between man and society, and the relationship between man and nature.