Socialist Concept of Honor and Disgrace

Eight honors and eight shames
Simplified Chinese八荣八耻
Traditional Chinese八榮八恥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBā róng bā chǐ
Socialist Concepts on honors and Disgraces
Simplified Chinese社会主义荣辱观
Traditional Chinese社會主義榮辱觀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShèhuìzhǔyì róngrǔ guān

The Eight honors and Eight Shames or the Eight honors and Disgraces, officially called the Socialist Concept of Honor and Disgrace, is a set of moral concepts developed by former General Secretary Hu Jintao for the citizens of the People's Republic of China. It is also known as Eight Virtues and Shames, or Hu Jintao's Eight-Step Programme.