Usually, itisdifficulttoeffectivelyperformthefunctionof"repentingandmakingafreshstart"toculti-Рvateone' smorality.DuringtheperiodofQingreplacingMing, Li-Yong, afamousConfucian, changed"repen-Рtingandmakingafreshstart"intoasortofpositiveandshort-cutideaandwayofcultivatingone' smorality.ByРextractingitspithandchangingittimely, "repentingandmakingafreshstart"eatheoryofcultivatingРone' smoralitywhichadaptstocurrentsociety.Asatheoryofcultivatingone' smorality, "repentingandmakingaРfreshstart"isacademic, realisticandpractical, anditdrivesindividualtogobacktotheperfecthumannatureandРthenachieveaharmoniousrelationbetween"manandhimself", andthus, itmakesfortherealizationofsocialhar-Рmony.РKeywords:Li-Yong;"repentingandmakingafreshstart";anotherinterpretation;cultivatingone' smoralityР (责任编辑郭庆华)Р 20