Abstract: Value conflict is the most profound and typical manifestation of contemporary Chinese values. Now that filial piety is placed at the heart zone and node area of the conflicts， it serves as a wonderful window through which to observe the conflicts. The declining of filial piety as a holistic consensus， the unbalanced development as an overlapping consensus， and the dual evolution at the practice level fully reveal the complexity and depth of social value conflicts in contemporary China. In such a complex conflict context， any uniform and inflexible criteria of value would prove fruitless. Instead， a holistic consensus pattern should be formulated， which includes basic consensus (attitudeoriented consensus)， dominant consensus (core socialist value system) and vision consensus (Chinese Dream)， so as to realize the adjustment of conflicts and achieve the truth of reasonable pluralism.

Key words: filial piety, value conflict, holistic consensus, core socialist value