The new era has witnessed a new historical height of heroic value and heroic culture as a hot topic. However, the boundary connotation remains unclear in the research and description. The academic system of heroic research is insufficient in the vertical history, horizontal structure and cross integration, and the discourse system is inadequate in empirical research, basic research and quantitative research. The basic work for further compiling heroic can be provided by further clarifying heroic connotation, conducting quantitative research on heroic factors and deeply discriminating connotation factors of heroic concepts. A quantitative and empirical research on heroes is conducted from four aspects through questionnaires and structured interviews with respective findings as follows. Firstly, in terms of the cognition and factor analysis of heroic types, anti-epidemic heroes, national heroes, revolutionary heroes, ordinary heroes and combat heroes rank among the top five and the cognition of hero types is characterized by the orientation of reality, nationality, revolution and people. Secondly, in terms of the cognition and factor analysis of heroic quality, open-ended association reveals that courage, dedication, patriotism, openness and optimism are at the forefront. The constant quality of revolutionary heroism is inherited and the new quality of keeping pace with the times is manifested in the heroic quality in the new era. Thirdly, in terms of the cognition and factor analysis of heroic narrative, different types of cases reveal that heroic positivity is mounting while negativity is lessening and transforming. The proportion of onlookers is not low, who remain neutral towards certain issues. There is still a long way to go to strengthen heroism education and the effect of education. Fourthly, in terms of the cognition and factor analysis of heroic diffusion, great changes have taken place in the diffusion and influencing channels of heroic culture, with the rise of media influence, the enhancement of independent concept and the reduction of school influence.Four conclusions are drawn by empirical research:Firstly, the types of heroes keep pace with the times, with ordinary heroes becoming the mainstream; Secondly, the heroic quality remains the original intention, with bravery and dedication becoming the theme; Thirdly, the heroic narrative highlights right and wrong, with China stories moving China; Fourthly, heroes spread independent cognition, with social joint force strengthening the effect. Four suggestions are accordingly put forward on further study:Firstly, strengthen the study of hero history to highlight the righteous power of heroes; Secondly, strengthen the study of hero ontology to build a hero factor system; Thirdly, strengthen heroic narrative study to present moving heroic stories; Fourthly, strengthen heroic diffusion research and continue the heroic tradition.