Six Family Precepts: Inheriting the Feelings for Family and Country!

    As the saying goes, "Wealth never lasts three generations." Yet why have some families "broken this curse" and thrived for a century or even a millennium?

    Today, let’s explore the secrets of prosperity behind six legendary families, and see how they turned the visions of their "small families" into the legends of the "great nation."

    The Kong Family: Passing Down Poetry and Rituals, Igniting the Torch of Civilization

The Confucius clan has endured for 2,500 years, rooted in "rituals" and tasked with "education and enlightenment." It elevates family ethics into the wisdom of governing a country.

The family precept "A gentleman cannot afford to stop learning" emphasizes self-cultivation and scholarly pursuit. Descendants have taken it as their mission to spread rituals and music, and cultivate people's wisdom, promoting the construction of social order.

The Kong family demonstrates the power of cultural inheritance. Its spiritual totem inspires more than 4 million descendants worldwide, becoming a model of the endless vitality of Chinese civilization.

    The Qian Family: Unifying Family and Nation, Serving the Country Through Science and Technology

Qian Liu, King of Wuyue, left a behest to "surrender the land to the Song Dynasty," prioritizing the peace and tranquility of the people and laying the foundation for the "unity of family and nation."

The family attaches great importance to water conservancy and people's livelihood. Later generations have upheld the tradition of science and serving the country, producing more than 100 scientists such as Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang, who have promoted national rejuvenation through scientific and technological strength.

The Qian family interprets the vision of "striving for what benefits the world," closely linking the family's fate with national progress.

    The Fan Family: Caring for the World's Joys and Sorrows, Promoting Education to Cultivate Talents

Fan Zhongyan's spirit of "being the first to worry about the country's troubles and the last to enjoy its happiness" transcends time. He donated his private residence to build a school, nurturing the family and society through education.

Hundreds of top scholars and successful imperial examination candidates emerged from the Fan Family School, which thrived for 800 years.

The family inscribed a righteous family style with generation characters such as "Chun (pure), Zheng (upright), Zhi (duty), Gong (diligent)," demonstrating the responsibility of governing the country with people's livelihood as the foundation. It has become a monument to the family and national feelings of the scholar-official class.

    The Zeng Family: Cultivating Virtue Through Diligence and Frugality, Keeping Away from Fame and Fortune

Zeng Guofan governed his family with "diligence, frugality, and modesty." His family precept "A frugal family prospers; a diligent person stays healthy" emphasizes self-cultivation and self-discipline.

Although the family held great power at one time, it adhered to the warning of "staying away from the fame and fortune circle" and passed down a reputation for integrity.

Its family network is connected to many celebrities in modern times, confirming the profound influence of family style on the cultivation of social elites and highlighting the scholar-official spirit of self-denial and public service.

    The Qiao Family: Shanxi Merchant Spirit, Benefiting the World With Integrity

Qiao Zhiyong embodied the wisdom of Shanxi merchants with "harmony as the most precious, integrity as the principle, and eagerness to learn." He took over the family business in a crisis and revitalized it.

The family adhered to the philosophy of "Trust from the people brings prosperity to the business," elevating the way of doing business into a philosophy of life. It conveyed the vision of "benefiting the whole world" through business, becoming a brilliant example of family cooperation and social responsibility in Chinese commercial civilization.

    The Li Family: Modern Family Rules, Striving for Distant Goals in Harmony

Lee Kum Kee takes "Harmony in the family leads to success in all endeavors" as its core philosophy. It unites family strength through modern systems such as family meetings, grassroots training, and marriage constraints.

It refuses to go public to safeguard family harmony, building a 100-billion-yuan business empire.

The Li family integrates traditional family precepts with enterprise management, providing a heritage model of "valuing both systems and emotions" for contemporary families.

    The six families have jointly confirmed the Oriental wisdom of "the isomorphism of family and nation" through different paths such as culture, science and technology, official career, and business. Their family precepts and inheritance are not only the code for family prosperity but also the cultural foundation for national rejuvenation.

In the new era of cultural confidence, these stories call on Chinese families to rebuild family style, nourish their descendants with family and national feelings, and jointly build an eternal spiritual home.