The Ba rong ba chi (Eight Honours and Eight Shames) (simplified Chinese: 八荣八耻; traditional Chinese: 八榮八恥; pinyin: bā róng bā chĭ), officially the Core Value System or the Eight Honours and Disgraces, is a set of moral concepts developed by current 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 Honours and Disgraces" (Simplified Chinese: 社会主义荣辱观 Traditional Chinese: 社會主義榮辱觀 pinyin: shè huì zhŭ yì róng rŭ guān).
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.
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On 18 October 2006, the Xinhua News Agency posted an English translation of Hu's list on their website:[1]
As the concept of Ba Rong Ba Chi is being promulgated, it has been the frequent subject of parodies on the Chinese internet. Children in primary schools and kindergartens are also organized to learn the song which has been compiled with lyrics based on Ba Chi, and performed them in front of the government officials during routine inspection.