Eight Honors and Eight Shames

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, also known as the Eight honors and Disgraces, 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. Its formal name in China is Socialist Concepts on honors and Disgraces.

On March 4, 2006, Hu released this list calling it the "new moral yardstick to measure the work, conduct and attitude of Communist Party officials." It is being promulgated as the moral code for all Chinese, especially Communist Party cadres.