Great virtue accommodates all things.

This term is from The Book of Changes. It means that a man of virtue should nurture virtue and accommodate all things and fellow human beings just like earth that is generous and peaceful. This reflects the ancient Chinese pursuit of moral cultivation and harmony between man, society and nature. It later became a philosophy and ideal on governance and human relations, and part of the fundamental character of the Chinese nation.

Speaking at the meeting marking the 40th anniversary of the launch of reform and opening up, held in December 2018, Xi Jinping said: Since ancient times, the broad-minded Chinese nation has pursued "universal harmony under heaven" and "coexistence of all nations in harmony," and confidently and generously maintained contacts and conducted cultural exchanges with other nations. China has old sayings such as "Just as heaven keeps moving forward vigorously, a man of virtue should strive continuously to strengthen himself" and "Just like earth, which is generous and peaceful, a man of virtue should have virtue and accommodate all things." It is this pursuit of improvement and openness that has made the Chinese civilization the only one in the world to develop in an unbroken line from ancient to modern times.

厚德載物

“厚德載物”出自《周易》，意為君子應以寬厚的德性承載天下萬物或他人。這體現了古人對自身道德修養及人與自然、社會和諧一體的追求，并逐漸凝鑄為中國人樹立的治國理政和為人處事的理念和理想，成為中華民族精神的基本品格。

2018年12月，習近平在慶祝改革開放40周年大會上指出，自古以來，中華民族就以“天下大同”“協和萬邦”的寬廣胸懷，自信而又大度地開展同域外民族交往和文化交流。正是這種“天行健，君子以自強不息”、“地勢坤，君子以厚德載物”的變革和開放精神，使中華文明成為人類歷史上唯一一個綿延5000多年至今未曾中斷的燦爛文明。