Temples and churches were vandalized by the Red Guards; Confucian morality was frowned upon; and a cult of personality surrounding Chairman Mao Zedong was promoted.
The Tale of Kieu was written under a pen-name as the story was quite critical of the basic tenets of Confucian morality.
In many ways the opposite of rigid Confucian morality, Taoism was for many of its adherents a complement to their ordered daily lives.
With the short and simple text arranged in three-character verses, children learned many common characters, grammar structures, elements of Chinese history and the basis of Confucian morality.
To promote Confucian morality, the court each year honored many men and women who were known for their filial piety and chastity.
The play depicts the theme of familial revenge, which is placed in the context of Confucian morality and social hierarchal structure.
Yoshino went on to found his own political party with a mix of Christian socialism, Confucian public morality, and syndicalism.
The word "beat" is a metaphor for sexual intercourse, a term that Koreans avoid using because of the influence of Confucian morality.
Their way of coping with history's misfortunes set them at odds with the ancient Vietnamese Confucian morality but was very much in keeping with the city's entrepot traditions.
Tộ asserted that the phasing out of Confucian morality would usher in the rule of law.