Family Letters of Zeng Guofan
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Family Letters of Zeng Guofan is a renowned collection of personal correspondence by the Qing dynasty statesman and scholar Zeng Guofan, valued for its insights into Confucian ethics, self-cultivation, and family education.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic
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epistolary work ⓘ letter collection ⓘ |
| author | Zeng Guofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in modern China ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Qing dynasty China ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
moral education material in Chinese-speaking regions
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reference for parenting and family instruction ⓘ |
| genre |
family letters
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moral instruction literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
letters to his brothers
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letters to his children ⓘ letters to his parents ⓘ letters to other relatives ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultivation of character
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diligent study ⓘ education of children ⓘ frugality ⓘ harmonious family relations ⓘ importance of reading the classics ⓘ integrity in official service ⓘ loyalty and filial piety ⓘ moral rectification ⓘ perseverance in adversity ⓘ regulation of desires ⓘ responsibility of the family head ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Qing dynasty reforms and crises ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese business management culture
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Chinese self-help and self-cultivation literature ⓘ modern Chinese family education thought ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Confucian ethics
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family education ⓘ filial piety ⓘ household management ⓘ moral self-discipline ⓘ official ethics ⓘ personal conduct ⓘ self-cultivation ⓘ study and scholarship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed advice on family governance
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practical guidance on daily moral practice ⓘ reflection of Confucian scholar-official values ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Collected Works of Zeng Guofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valueJudgment |
considered a classic text on self-cultivation
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regarded as a model of Confucian family letters ⓘ |
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