1. Mencius inherited hundred schools of thought's ideological tradition of attaching importance to and protecting the people, and reflected the social voice of saving the people from fire and water during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. "People live in their own country, food is the most important thing for the people", a famous saying circulated by China since ancient times, reflects the ruling national policy of feudal countries, and also reflects that any feudal dynasty in the history of China is considering the survival and life of its ruling object-people.

2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty declined. In the sacred and unshakable days, Zhou lost his position as the master of the world, and the world was in chaos and the music collapsed. Reality has shaken people's worship of sacred heaven. On the other hand, in the relationship between man and nature, man's position is prominent. Xunzi put forward the viewpoint of "controlling destiny and using it", emphasizing people's subjective initiative in understanding and transforming nature.

3. At the same time, from the monarch to some ministers, the understanding of "people" has improved, and it is realized that "promoting politics is in line with the people's hearts, and abolishing politics is against the people's hearts."

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The significance of people-oriented thought;

People-oriented thought is the essence of China's excellent traditional culture. People-oriented thought has a long history, which began in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, developed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was finalized in the Han Dynasty. Since then, although it has evolved from dynasty to dynasty, its ideological theme has never changed. People-oriented thought has played an important role in the development of Chinese civilization.

China's ancient people-oriented thought had a far-reaching impact on the development of China's history, which enabled the broad masses of people to live and work in peace and contentment to a certain extent, promoted the development of China's feudal society, and formed the prosperous times in China's history, such as the rule of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty, Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Kaiyuan in the Qing Dynasty, Kang Yong in the Qing Dynasty and so on.

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