Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments", "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions", "Yan's Family Instructions", "Zeng Guofan's Family Letters", "Fu Lei's Family Letters", "Disciples' Rules", "Qian's Family Instructions", etc.
1 "Yan Family Instructions" is the first family instruction with rich content and grand system in the history of the Chinese nation. It is also an academic work. The author Yan Zhitui was a famous writer and educator in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The book was written after Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Chen Kingdom and before Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne (around the end of the 6th century AD). This is Yan Zhitui's work describing his personal experiences, thoughts, and knowledge to warn his descendants. *** There are seven volumes and twenty chapters. They are the first in order, the second in godson, the third in brothers, the fourth in marriage, the fifth in family management, the sixth in conduct, the seventh in admiration, the eighth in admonition, the ninth in articles, the tenth in name, and the involvement in affairs. Eleventh, saving troubles, twelveth, stopping oneself, thirteenth, admonishing soldiers, fourteenth, cultivating one’s mind, fifteenth, returning one’s heart, sixteenth, documentary evidence, seventeenth, music and words, eighteenth, miscellaneous arts, nineteenth, end System number 20.
2 "The Book of Commandments" is a family letter written by Zhuge Liang, a politician during the Three Kingdoms period, to his son Zhuge Zhan before his death. From the article, we can see that Zhuge Liang is a father with noble character and profound knowledge. His careful teaching and unlimited expectations for his son are all in this book. Through intelligent, rational, concise and precise words, the full text expresses the love of fathers all over the world for their children very deeply, and has become a famous article for students of all generations to cultivate themselves and aspire to self-cultivation.
3 "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions", also known as "Zhu Xi's Maxims on Family Governance" and "Zhu Bailu's Maxims on Family Governance", is an enlightenment textbook focusing on family ethics. "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions" has only 525 words, which incisively explains the way of self-cultivation and family management. It is a famous work on family education. Among them, many contents inherit the excellent characteristics of traditional Chinese culture, such as respecting teachers, being diligent and thrifty, and living in harmony with neighbors, etc., which still have practical significance today.
4 "Zeng Guofan's Family Letters" is a collection of Zeng Guofan's letters, written in the mid-19th century of the Qing Dynasty. This collection of letters records Zeng Guofan's 30-year Hanyuan and martial arts career from the 30th year of Daoguang to the 10th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. There are nearly 1,500 letters. The content involved is extremely extensive and is a vivid reflection of Zeng Guofan's main activities in his life and his political, family and academic methods.
Zeng's family letters are written calmly and calmly, with free form, random thoughts, and free strokes of the pen. They contain true knowledge and good words in ordinary daily life, and are extremely persuasive and inspiring. Although Zeng's writings are too few, only one family letter can reflect his academic attainments and moral cultivation. As a famous Neo-Confucian and litterateur in the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan was very particular about the format of his letters, which showed his respectful and rigorous style.
5 "Fu Lei's Family Letter" is a book republished by Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences Press in 2006. The author is Fu Lei. "Fu Lei's Family Letter" was first published in 1981. The publication of "Fu Lei's Family Letter" was a sensational cultural event at that time and has been a best-seller for more than 30 years. It is a family letter written by Fu Lei and his wife to Fu Cong and his daughter-in-law Mila from 1954 to May 1966. It was edited by the second son Fu Min.
These family letters began in 1954, when Fu Cong left home to study in Poland, and ended in 1966, when Fu Lei and his wife could not bear the humiliation during the "Cultural Revolution" and both committed suicide. There are hundreds of letters written over the past twelve years, which run through Fu Cong's growth experience from studying abroad, becoming famous as a performer, to getting married and having children. They also reflect Fu Lei's translation work, friendships and the ups and downs of Fu Lei's family. Fu Lei and his wife were very attentive. They kept all their son's letters properly and copied the key contents into volumes.
6 "Disciples' Regulations" is a three-character rhyme written by Li Yuxiu, an educator in the Qing Dynasty. The content adopts the textual meaning of Article 6 of the "Xue Er Pian" of "The Analects of Confucius": "Disciples will be filial when they enter, and they will be brotherly when they leave, be sincere and trustworthy, love others and be kind. If you have extra ability in action, study literature." It is composed of three characters and one sentence, two sentences and one rhyme. The full text is 360 sentences and 1080 words. The writing style of "Disciple Regulations" is natural and smooth, simple and unpretentious, and has far-reaching influence. It occupies an important position in the culture of the Qing Dynasty.
7 "Qian's Family Instructions" is a priceless book, which is the spiritual legacy left to his descendants by the Qian family's ancestor Qian Liu, King of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), Qian Wenxuan, the 32nd generation grandson of King Wusu Qian Liu and a native of Guangde, Anhui, compiled the "Qian Family Tradition". Based on the eight precepts and legacy of his ancestor, King Wusu, he summarized the Qian Family Tradition . Qian's family motto is based on the Confucian moral ideals of "cultivating one's moral character, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world."
The content covers four aspects: individual, family, society and country, and provides comprehensive norms and teachings for children and grandchildren's thoughts and behaviors on how to conduct themselves in society, manage their families and run their businesses. For thousands of years, the people of the Qian clan have always taken their family motto as their code of conduct and practiced the motto: "If you want to benefit yourself, don't seek it. If you want to benefit the world, you must seek it."