At present, people often simply understand "active aging" as "something to do with old age", but its real meaning is far more than the latter. Usually, the main body of "something to do with old age" in China is mainly old cadres and old professional scientific and technological talents. Old intellectuals, etc. , but they are only a part of the elderly. "Active aging" is targeted at all elderly groups. Not only veteran cadres, old intellectuals must "actively age", but ordinary elderly must also "actively age". "Oldness makes a difference" emphasizes the "participation" side of the elderly, "active aging" also emphasizes "health" and "security" and the organic unity and combination of the three. Participation in society is only "active aging" One aspect. This text is intended to clarify. ['"Active aging" is richer than "doing something old".', 'The subject of "doing something good" and "active aging" are different.', '"Everything Old" values participation more than "active aging".', 'The root cause of the long-term misunderstanding of the concept of "active aging".']