The practice that no matter how old children are, they owe obedience and respect to their parents, no matter how old the parents are, is referred to as filial piety, it is a concept that has been handed down from generation to generation in China for thousands of years. Most Chinese people agree that children should show filial piety to parents and other older people in the family, such as grandparents.In ancient times, those who did not treat parents well were despised by society.