Confucian classics such as 1, Daxue and The Doctrine of the Mean began to be regarded as a guide to pedagogy and political science.
2. Confucianism emphasizes the practicality of human behavior and social norms, rather than simply pursuing the perfection of theory.
3. Confucianism is gradually combined with folk beliefs, such as the phenomenon of "Confucianism adopts Buddha's capacity", which also promotes the integration between religions.
4. Self-cultivation has become the core of Confucianism, and Confucian intellectuals have gradually penetrated into social and people's livelihood issues to improve social atmosphere and promote social development.
5. Philosophically, Confucianism turned its attention to human beings, discussed issues such as human nature, human feelings and human relations, and established a humanized and practical theoretical framework on this basis, such as Zhu's "learning from teachers" and Wang Yangming's "learning from mind".
6. Generally speaking, the turn of Confucianism in 15 and 16 centuries marked that China's ancient thoughts began to turn to practice, and gradually developed values such as loyalty, trust, morality and self-discipline.