Abstract: Traditional “San Gang” actually includes two implications. One refers to three ethical relationships, and the other refers to the Three Rules,namely“ruler guides subject,father guides son,and husband guides wife”. “San Gang” includes two ethical principles of unity and Master/Slave, and contains two inherent requirements of abiding responsibility and abiding justice. As the three kinds of ethical relationship, “San Gang” appears as a progressive pattern. “San Gang” establishes the importance of human relations, and stresses that the human bing should be the security of his/her responsibility and morality. Traditional Confucian ethics still enlighten contemporary moral construction. We should take a sympathetic attitude towards traditional culture, and make a more objective and impartial evaluation of it. On this basis, we should explore the lasting value of traditional culture.

Key words: “San Gang”, morality, ethics, modern evaluation