Heritage Propriety Common In Heritage Malacca.

• formal ceremony or dian li.
• gift as a token of congratulation or he li.
• wedding or hun li.
• to salute or jing li.
• ceremonial robe or dress or li fu.
• fireworkds display or li hua.
• courtesy or li jie.
• politeness or li mao.
• sacrificial vessel or li qi.
• give precedence to somebody out of thoughtfulness or li rang.
• custom or li su.

In the five thousands years of Chinese society, the core values have broad meaning in the past as well as today. Intergrity and honour are values that have for thousands of years been regarded by the Chinese thinkers as the moral foundation of a community. According the ancient philosophincal work, a system will break down without the mechanism of these values in place.

Confucius teachers his students that if they were to become rulers and they must not forget to treat people with respect, or else order would not come to society.

more about Confucius at http://www.tuvy.com/blog/2009/07/confucius-quotes/