孝道是源於生命崇拜和延續以及代際生命呵護和群體互養而產生的，孝親責任是中國人養生的終極價值根據，儒家的養生之道由其重視道德的特點所決定，主要體現為仁者壽、智者樂的以德、智養心的養生樂生智慧。

Filial piety comes from the vitality worship and the view of life on continuity and the relationship between generations, and the crossfeeding among a community. The filial piety as a duty is an ultimate value basis. The way of health preserving of Confucianism has a characteristic of emphasizing morality, mainly embodies the wisdom of psyche-nourishing by morality and wisdom, i.e. "The wise are happy; the humane live long lives".