In accordance with the basic characteristics of civic virtues’political and public nature,this essay holds that civic virtues such as sense of justice,civility,tolerance,patriotism and public participation are essential to a modern democratic society. Sense of justice is the border of citizens’free movement; civility reflects citizens’attitudes,moderation and elegance are used to deal with strangers in public life; tolerance is a way of existence that citizens have in the face of the diversity resulted from multiple beliefs,values and lifestyles; patriotism is an inescapable political obligation of citizenship and public participation acts as the key to the identification of negative citizens and active citizens.
