Abstract: Moral trait and behavior should be matched with happiness to form favorable social order and harmonious heart,which is the practical aim and ethical belief for every ethical culture seeking for self moral perfection.For the western tradition of ethical culture which desires for self freedom and equality,or the Chinese tradition of ethical culture which attaches importance to the unity of nature and man,each has its interrelated universal ethical appeal and unique ethical path to realize the unity of morality and happiness.Different from the Taoist philosophy of happiness,which pursues original simplicity,the Confucian view of happiness in the pre-Qin period (period before the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC) contains the concept of benevolence,which is an important part of the philosophy of moral happiness in the pre-Qin ethical culture.Confucius-YanHui happiness view,through years of evolution,not only constructs the core value of Chinese cultural tradition,but also provides ethical enlightenment for the construction of modern Chinese ethical culture.

Key words: Confucius-YanHui happiness view, morality, happiness, Confucian school of idealist philosophy of the Song and Ming dynasties, Chinese ethical culture