Cultural Beliefs and Practices: Role of Confucianism. Confucianism, the teachings of Confucius during 500 BC, has played an important role in forming Chinese character, behavior and way of living. (Eliot 2001; Guo 1995) Its primary purpose is to achieve harmony, the most important social value.
include maintaining a sense of doing the right things, serving superiors diligently and showing loyally while displaying benevolence toward others. Confucianism maintains a humanistic outlook that considers secularism to be sacred.
