Scholars of various thoughts during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period often used the concept of harmony to expound their philosophical thinking and cultural theories. Guan Zi said harmony among people came from the accumulation of morality.

• 到了春秋战国时期，诸子百家更是经常运用“和”的概念来阐发他们的哲学思想和文化理念：管子提出“畜之以道，则民和”；