当代中国道德水平下降是一个有目共睹的事实。造成这种状况的原因是多方面的。对照中国传统社会道德教化的丰富历史经验 ,目前有两方面的失误不容忽视 :一是对知识阶层的“教”缺乏人文精神的熏陶 ;二是对普通百姓的“化”缺乏寓教于乐、寓教于美、寓教于情的高品位、易播布的文化精品。鉴于前者 ,则难以培养出德才兼备的社会精英 ;鉴于后者 ,则难以承担起引导民众提高素质的使命。而要扭转这种状况 ,就应该认认真真借鉴中国传统社会道德的“教”与“化”的丰富资源 The decline of moral standards in contemporary China is a well-known fact. The reasons for this are many. In contrast with the rich historical experience of Chinese traditional social morality education, there are two mistakes that can not be ignored at present: one is the influence of the “teaching” of the intellectual class on the lack of humanism; the other is the lack of entertaining, Edutainment in the United States, edutainment of the high grade, easy to broadcast cloth of cultural quality. In view of the former, it is difficult to cultivate a social elite with both ability and political integrity; in view of the latter, it is difficult to assume the mission of leading the people to improve their quality. To reverse this situation, we should conscientiously learn from the abundant resources of “teaching” and “transforming” traditional Chinese social morals