中庸

"Mean" was originally a "small" Rites of one. The author is a descendant of Confucius Zisi modified after the Qin Dynasty scholar finishing. "Mean" is mentioned by the Song Dynasty scholars up a prominent position, the Song dynasty explore the moderation articles, no less than one hundred, the Northern Song Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi and highly respected "moderate". Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi was a "moderate Chapters" and "moderation" and "University", the Analects of Confucius, Mencius "side by side known as the" Four Books ". Song, Yuan later, the "golden mean" to become required reading for school official textbooks and the imperial examinations, the ancient education had a great impact. Moderation is human nature that poor nor evil. Humanity in terms of, is the primitive of human nature, the human nature of the fundamental wisdom. Substance use modern text representation is the "tipping point", this is difficult to grasp the "middle way".