Abstract: “Gathering talents to rule the world”is a remarkable feature of Chinese traditional governance concept and a political form with Chinese characteristics.The worldly life of such“sages”is not only the cultivation road from talents to sages,but also their life attitude is an important way for “sages”to influence others.From the perspective of philosophy,the theoretical basis of sage politics mainly includes four aspects:the theory of human nature, based on morality,is generally good;the view of world that heaven and man shall unite into a harmonious coexistence;the view of society that morality and positions should match orderly;a positive and promising outlook on life.All jointly illustrate the philosophical form of Chinese traditional sage politics.

Key words: sage politics, worldly philosophy, governance concept