A long life , wealth and self - sufficiency are the leading concept of happiness for chinese people in the past , which is shown by a strong influence in social organizations , people ' s psychology and physiology and has become common psychological and physiological factors to control people ' s thinking and behavior 长生久视、功名富贵、知性自足这三方面是过去中国人生活中居主导地位的幸福观念，不仅表现为在社会组织及人们心理、生理结构中有强大的生命和影响力，而且业已积淀为人们普遍心理、生理素质因素并时刻规范、支配人们的思想行为。
