Based on one of the 24 key terms put forth at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to outline the course of action China has to undertake to strengthen its core socialist values for the future and its long-term ideological pursuits, Harmony strives to closely link the term to the spirit of the 18th National Congress and give an in-depth interpretation of it.

Achieving harmony is a keystone of Chinese traditional philosophies and important arguments of Marxist philosophy. It is vital that China’s leadership and its populace share these same ideas in order to realize the dream of building a harmonious, just, and moderately prosperous society while creating a new socialism with uniquely Chinese traits.

By also drawing from Chinese historical and philosophical texts like those from Confucianism and Taoism, Harmony tries to take the lead in ideological awareness and gives impetus to a collective willpower, so as to provide a strong theoretical support for the construction of a successful core socialist value system.

Chapter 1
Understanding the Chinese Concept of Harmony and a Harmonious Society
Section One Defining Harmony
Section Two Defining a “Harmonious Society”
Section Three Understanding the Concept of a Harmonious Socialist Society

Chapter 2
Traditional Chinese Culture’s Illumination on Building a Harmonious Socialist Society
Section One Relevance of National Culture to Building a Harmonious Socialist Society
Section Two Advocating China’s Excellent National Culture to Facilitate the Building of a Harmonious Socialist Society

Chapter 3
Harmony: A Value Based on the Chinese Cultural Tradition
Section One Harmony as the Goal of Social Development System
Section Two Harmony: Foundation of the Social System
Section Three Harmony: An Important Norm for Social Value

Chapter 4
Harmony: The Value that Embodies Socialist Characteristics
Section One Socialism as the Only Firm Guarantee in the Broadest Sense of Social Harmony
Section Two Socialism Upholds Fairness and Justice and Manifests True Social Harmony

Chapter 5
Harmony as a Kind of Universal Value
Section One Harmony as the Ideal Theoretical Basis for Universal Cultural Values
Section Two Practical Significance of Taking Harmony as a Kind of Universal Cultural Value

Based on one of the 24 key terms put forth at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to outline the course of action China has to undertake to strengthen its core socialist values for the future and its long-term ideological pursuits, Harmony strives to closely link the term to the spirit of the 18th National Congress and give an in-depth interpretation of it. Achieving harmony is a keystone of Chinese traditional philosophies and important arguments of Marxist philosophy. It is vital that China’s leadership and its populace share these same ideas in order to realize the dream of building a harmonious, just, and moderately prosperous society while creating a new socialism with uniquely Chinese traits. By also drawing from Chinese historical and philosophical texts like those from Confucianism and Taoism, Harmony tries to take the lead in ideological awareness and gives impetus to a collective willpower, so as to provide a strong theoretical support for the construction of a successful core socialist value system. The books defines what a "harmonious society" is within the context of Chinese socialist society and how harmony is a value based on traditional Chinese culture, embodies socialist characteristics, and how it can be a universal cultural value. The book uses traditional Chinese philosophies (Confucianism, Taoism etc.) and Marxism to formulate a set of new core socialist value system and demonstrates what the China leadership and populace need in order to realize the dream of building a harmonious, just, and moderately prosperous society while creating a new socialism with uniquely Chinese traits.