This is the first time I have discussed the early Confucian culture of cultivating life in academic circles. The contents of this philosophy can be separated into two parts:” the cultivation of the mind” and ”the cultivation of the body”. Confucius' notions of ”the golden mean”, ”no regrets” and ”three abstentions” are the three principles in cultivating the mind. The three requirements for cultivating the body were ”maintaining health”, ”maintaining attire and diet” and ”maintaining medical treatment”. The early Confucian culture of cultivating life had a direct influence on pre-Qin Daoism and medical philosophy. I would venture to say that the Confucian philosophy of cultivating life was the main source of Zhuang Zi's philosophy of cultivating life. Confucius' philosophy of cultivating life, including its dialectic and direction, gave form th the same philosophy in the <Yellow Emperor Inner Cannon>. From this analysis, we can hope correct the misconception that early Confucianism was only concerned with social values and not with individual values.