Abstract: In the practice of governing the country, Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important speeches on the issue of respect for elders, and carried out theoretical exploration and practical innovation around the issue of respect for elders, which embodies the thought of Xi Jinping’s important exposition on the respect for elders. Xi Jinping’s important exposition on the respect for elders has inherited the excellent traditional Chinese culture genes, and formed a four-in-one ideological system of honoring, respecting, showing filial piety to and supporting the elderly, which is in line with the Marxist concept of family, the Communist fine family tradition and the behavior model of proletarian revolutionaries. An in-depth study, publicity and practice of Xi Jinping’s important exposition on the respect for elders is of great value to consolidating cultural confidence, inheriting the Party’s fine tradition and work style, promoting socialist core values, and putting the people-centered development thought into practice.

Key words: Xi Jinping, respect the elderly, cultural origin, generative mechanism, practical value