s national values, prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony occupy the highest level in socialist core values. These values play a leading role in design concept and determine the direction of civil code codification. As social values, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law are not only vivid expressions of a better society, but also are concise expressions of socialist core values on the societal level. They are the soul of the civil code system design, and the framework of codification. Patriotism, dedication, honesty and friendliness are the basic moral norms of citizens, and they are concise expressions of socialist core values from the perspective of personal behaviors. They have become the foothold of the civil code because they are the value foundation and ultimate purpose for the civil code system design.