Abstract: “Min Zi Hua”（民自化）, a concept in Lao Tzu, refers to the fact that people will be reasonably self-civilized without interference in social and ethical life; the prerequisite must be the saints or rulers’“WuWei”（无为inaction）,“Zi Zhi”（自知self-knowledge）,“Zi Ai”（自爱self-respect）, and“Zi Sheng”（自胜self-restraint）. The connotation of“Min Zi Hua”can be viewed at three levels. The first level consists of “Zi Pu”（自朴unsophisticated）,“Zi Zheng”（自正upright）and“Zi Fu”（自富affluent）. The second level includes“Min Li Bai Bei ”（民利百倍people gaining benefits）,“Min Fu Xiao Ci”（民复孝慈filial piety and parental tenderness restored）, and“Dao Zei Wu You”（盗贼无有no thieves）. The third level is“ZiJun”（自均even wealth distribution）. The realization of“Min Zi Hua”marks the formation of a good society.In contrast to Confucian“Jiao Hua”（教化）,“Min Zi Hua”has three unique and important features: simplified change; a moderately relaxed space and atmosphere; unsophisticated people in a plain society without substantial hierarchies.

Key words: Lao Tzu, Min Zi Hua, Wu Wei