This article is intended to inspect and analyze the main elements，the structure，and the influence factors of the life dynamics of the contemporary Chinese people. The life dynamic here refers to the personal inner strength that is used to directly promote oneself constantly moving ahead in the whole life. The questionnaire results indicated that there are nine major life dynamics for the contemporary Chinese people. These life dynamics include the following，in descending order in intensity：wishing for children’s achievement，pursuing individual interests，pursuing happiness of the family，pursuing comparative advantages to others，pursuing navigating safely through life，covering all one’s bases，realizing self-value，contributing to society，and pursuing the delight of life. Further analysis indicates that the life dynamics is closely related to one’s social background，the growth experience，and various social and cultural factors. Theoretically，in terms of the structure of the life dynamics，the contemporary Chinese people not only inherit traditional focus on kinship love，family，interpersonal relationship，safe life and moral self-discipline，but also underlines the individual self-preoccupation consciousness and the social responsibility consciousness，which mutually reinforce each other to some extent.