Abstract: The Confucian leisure ideology has shaped the unique leisure personality of Chinese people, and analyzing the internal tension structure changes of Confucian leisure ideology is an important means to accurately grasp the characteristics of Confucian leisure ideology and inherit and develop Confucian leisure wisdom. The leisure advocated by Confucianism is a process of continuous conscious moral practice and self verification, with the goal of restoring the clear nature of human beings, and obtaining a sense of freedom and pleasure that is harmonious both internally and externally. In the long-term historical development, Confucian leisure thought has formed a binary interweaving of “ritual” and “happiness”, and a constantly evolving dualistic structure of ontological concepts such as “nature”, “reason”, “heart” and “intelligence”. The interweaving of “ritual” and “happiness” endows Confucian leisure thought with the core characteristics of openness and integration, while the adaptability of the ontology concept to the times endows it with inclusiveness and stability. Under the influence of the dualistic structure, Confucian leisure thought has gone through a process from conforming to fate to actively grasping the spirit of life, gradually awakening the subject consciousness, and demonstrating strong vitality and self-development ability.