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The traditional Chinese world view is “oneness between man and nature”, which refers to obedience of man to the natural law and the worship of nature. Under the guidance and influence of this idea, we Chinese tend to achieve wholeness, generality, synthesis and believe in intuition. Thus there is little mobility, either socially or geographically. Under the traditional education of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, Chinese respect the old and care the young; they are kind to neighbors; they behave themselves and are modest and prudent. China’s education advocates discipline and obeying the law, industry and thrift in managing a house and obedience to one’s superiors. China has been an agricultural country for five thousand years. This agrarian nature distributes to the traits and values that characterize the society both in the past and today. Chinese families are cohesive units in which all members work together and live together. Thus forms the collective nature of Chinese values.