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Contents of this article

  • 1. The full text of Qian’s family motto and its annotations and translations
  • 2. Who is the author of Qian’s family motto?
  • 3. Since ancient times, no one has ever left a loyal heart to illuminate history.
  • 4. Heirloom activities to establish family rules and promote family tradition

The full text of Qian's family motto with annotations and translations


The Qian family, which thrived in the Jiangnan area, has flourished since the late Tang Dynasty and has produced numerous talents. More than a thousand famous people have been recorded in history.
After modern times, there has been an explosion of talents, including Qian Xuesen, Qian Weichang, Qian Sanqiang, Qian Mu, Qian Zhongshu and many other great scholars in literature, science and technology, and masters of Chinese studies.

They all come from this "thousand-year-old famous family, the first family in Zhejiang and Zhejiang".

Some people concluded that the Qian family has produced "one Nobel Prize, two diplomats, three scientists, four masters of Chinese studies, five vice-chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and academicians of the 18th and 18th Academies of Sciences":

Won the Nobel Prize in 2008 Qian Yongjian, a Chinese-American chemist who won the Bell Prize, Qian Qichen, former member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, scientists Qian Xuesen, Qian Weichang, Qian Sanqiang, Chinese masters Qian Jibo and Qian Zhongshu, etc.

Qian Xuesen, Qian Sanqiang, and Qian Weichang, the "three riches" in the science and technology world, Qian Weichang's uncle is Qian Mu;

Qian Xuantong, Qian Zhongshu, Nobel Prize winner Qian Yongjian, his father Qian Xueju and Qian Xuesen are both the 33rd descendants of King Qian.

The Qian family's ability to last for thousands of years and the emergence of talents in large numbers is closely related to the family's good family tradition and motto.
"Qian's Family Instructions" says: "Don't seek benefits for yourself, but those who benefit the world must seek them." "The meaning of this sentence is that if it is only beneficial to yourself, then don't plan; if it is beneficial to everyone in the world, then you must do it. Children must understand that everyone is a member of society, so they must have the spirit of thinking about the world. They cannot only plan for themselves, but should consider the interests of more people.
To put it bluntly, seeking "to benefit one body" is self-interested individualism; seeking "to benefit the whole world" is altruistic collectivism. To sum up, it is the heroic sentiment of "taking the world as one's own responsibility".

In ancient my country, Confucianism represented by Confucius advocated "the benevolent person loves others" and extended his benevolent thought to the point that all people in the world require Confucian scholars to "take the world as their own responsibility." Many people in ancient my country took this as their starting point and regarded "establishing a heart for the heaven and earth, establishing a destiny for the people, carrying on the unique knowledge for the past saints, and creating peace for all generations" as their ideal pursuit, which stirred up the sense of social responsibility and historical mission deep in the souls of Confucianists. feel. It can be said that Confucianism has a strong political belief and sense of social responsibility. Confucian scholars benefit the world and benefit the people, showing a strong sense of responsibility for the country and the world and a feeling of helping the world.

"The Family Instructions of the Qian Family" is a priceless book. It is the spiritual legacy left by Qian Liu, the king of Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, to his descendants. 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 motto. Qian's family motto is based on the Confucian moral ideals of "cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world." It covers the four aspects of the individual, family, society, and country, and comprehensively regulates the thoughts and behaviors of descendants on how to conduct themselves in society, manage their families, and manage their businesses. and teaching. For thousands of years, 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."

     

"Qian's Family Instructions" is not only a code of conduct for Qian's descendants, but also a precious spiritual legacy left to every Chinese. This is a growth lesson that every Chinese should study seriously.

Classic interpretation

Family motto is a special form of expression of Chinese culture. In fact, Chinese culture is based on the family, so family training is a long-standing and profound cultural form in Chinese culture. It originated from primitive singing and dancing, and was then passed down as the teachings of the elders. Throughout the history of Chinese family mottos, they are divided into three types: first, imperial family mottos, second, elite noble family mottos, and third, folk family mottos.

"Qian's Family Instructions" is not only a family motto, an elite family motto, a folk family motto, but also an emperor's family motto. It is mainly divided into four aspects: individual, family, society, and country. In all aspects of Chinese culture, family motto is the most secret, sincere, deepest and most practical. It accompanies the growth and success of children, and it witnesses the happiness and disaster of a family. At the same time, it also witnessed the process of accelerating social development.

The most famous sentence of Qian's family motto, the full text of Qian's family motto with annotations and translations Figure 1

Who is the author of Qian's family motto?


The Qian family of Wuxi Hongshan (originally from Zhejiang Province) is the ancestor of Qian Liu, King of Wuyue. Qian Qichen, Qian Zhengying, Qian Xuesen, Qian Weichang, Qian Xuantong, Qian Sanqiang, Qian Jibo, Qian Zhongshu, Qian Fu, Qian Mu, Qian Xun...including the Chinese 2008 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Scientist Qian Yongjian is a descendant of King Qian.
For more than thirty years, there have been more than 100 academicians of the Academy of Sciences at home and abroad. Some commentators say that the reason why the Qian family has been prospering for thousands of years and has successively succeeded in modern times is due to the family education model that attaches great importance to traditional education, and the "Qian Family Instructions" plays a particularly important role.
Qian Liu (liú) (852-932 AD), with beautiful calligraphy, was a native of Lin'an, Hangzhou, and the founder of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

In the troubled times of the late Tang Dynasty, Qian Liu followed Dong Chang to protect the country and the people, and gradually occupied the thirteen states of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. He was successively named King of Yue, King of Wu, and King of Wuyue by the Central Plains Dynasty.

Qian Liu reigned for forty-one years. His temple was named Taizu, his posthumous title was King Wusu, and he was buried in the mausoleum of King Qian. Qian Liu's national policy of reassuring the people enhanced the economic and cultural strength of Wuyue, making the country of Wuyue a place where "the country is thousands of miles away, carries hundreds of thousands of armor, casts mountains and cooks seas, and is as rich as rhinoceros, pearls and jade, and the armor is in the world". The beautiful carvings represent the beauty of Jiangnan."

Qian Liu had a strategic plan for governing the country, and he was also very cautious in cultivating himself and managing his family. He twice formulated the "Eight Precepts" and "Ten Precepts" for managing the family. The "Ten Instructions" are the ten requirements that Qian Liu made to his descendants before his death. These "Instructions from King Wu Su" have been passed down from generation to generation and followed from generation to generation, and have always inspired Qian's descendants.

The descendants of the Qian family adhere to the ancestral precepts, continue the family tradition, and extend the cultural heritage, creating a legend of the Wuyue Qian family with strict family tradition and prosperous talents from generation to generation. This family has always had a continuous line of scholars, and talents have emerged from generation to generation. The emperor of the Song Dynasty said that "the Qian family is the only one who is loyal, filial and prosperous". Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty also admired his family's ability to teach his children, and during his tour of the south, he was awarded a plaque titled "Qing Fen Shi Shou". In modern times, there has been an “explosion” of talent. Confucian scholars and scientific and technological giants gather together, and there are hundreds of children of "academicians" at home and abroad. Therefore, the Qian family of Wuyue is recognized as "a prestigious family for thousands of years and the first family in Zhejiang and Zhejiang."

The Qian family rules consist of three parts: "The Eight Instructions of King Wu Su", "The Legacy of King Wu Su" and "The Qian Family Instructions". The "Eight Trainings of King Wusu" were personally formulated by King Qian Liu of Wusu in the first month of the second year of Qianhua (912 AD). The family motto is based on the decline of large families since the Jin Dynasty, "Inherit the legacy of your ancestors, and pass it on to your descendants." The current half-white and half-text version of "Qian's Family Instructions" was collected and edited by Qian Wenxuan in the late Qing Dynasty. "Qian's Family Instructions" is a family management book full of wisdom on how to cultivate one's life. "Family Instructions" is divided into four chapters: individual, family, society and country. It has deep ideological roots and broad and profound meaning. It is a precious historical heritage of the Qian family and an heirloom of the Qian family's numerous talents.
【Personal Chapter】

Don’t offend heaven and earth with your mind, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds. Don’t forget Zengzi’s Three Provinces. Cheng Zi’s four maxims should be admired. You must be careful when holding the bow. Don't be dishonest when it comes to getting rich. You must be decisive in dealing with things. The intention must not be lenient. The one who walks forward has a narrow path, and the one who looks behind has a wide horizon. Only when the dense places of flowers and willows can be opened can the means be revealed. Standing firm in the storm is the heel. If you can correct your mistakes, heaven and earth will not be angry; if you can live in peace, ghosts and gods will have no power. If you read the classics and biographies, you will have a deep foundation; if you read the history, you will discuss the greatness. If you can write well, you will have many praises, and if you have good moral character, you will receive abundant blessings.

Reflection: The personal chapter begins with: "Don't offend heaven and earth with your mind, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds!" "We believe that humans are products between heaven and earth. Each of us must be upright in our hearts and worthy of heaven and earth, and our words and deeds must conform to the standards of sages.

"Zengzi's three examinations" can be found in "The Analects of Confucius". Zengzi said: "I will examine myself three times every day - am I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? "Four Admonitions" is a self-warning work "Four Admonitions" written by Cheng Yi, a great scholar in the Song Dynasty. Confucius once talked to Yan Yuan about self-denial and restoration of propriety, saying: “Don’t look at anything that’s not propriety, don’t hear anything that’s not propriety, don’t speak anything that’s not propriety, don’t do anything that’s not propriety. "Cheng Yi wrote an article analyzing four maxims of Confucius to warn oneself, divided into four parts: "seeing, hearing, speaking, and moving".
【Family】

If you want to create a beautiful family, you must establish good rules. The internal and external gates are neat and tidy, and the order of superiority and inferiority is strict. Parents, uncles, filial piety and joy. Brothers and sisters are harmonious and friendly. Although our ancestors are far away, we offer sacrifices to Yicheng. Although the descendants are stupid, they must read poems and books. When marrying a daughter-in-law, don’t worry about the dowry. When marrying a daughter, choose a good son-in-law, and do not seek wealth and honor. The wealthy family supports the clan, establishes a private school and public fields, provides food to relatives and friends during the year of hunger, and collects charity milk and grain. If you are diligent and thrifty, you will surely be prosperous, and if you are loyal and pass down your family, it will last for a long time.

Reflection: The chapter on family begins with: “The six buildings inside and outside are neat and tidy, and the order of superiority and inferiority is strict! "Let us see how important the details of the family are to the formation of good personality. If parents keep their home in order, their children will naturally develop the habit of doing things in an organized manner from an early age, and eventually they will have the basic ability to do big things.
【Social Chapter】

Make friends through letters and become HP neighbors. Be humble and lonely, respect the old and cherish the young. Disaster relief is urgent, troubleshooting and dispute resolution. Build bridges and roads to facilitate people's travel, and build river boats to facilitate people's crossing. A private school for enlightenment was established, and a warehouse for storing grain was set up. All prejudices must be eradicated, and public welfare must be promoted. If you don't see benefit, you will make plans; if you don't see talent, you will be jealous. The villain must be kept at a distance and must not appear as an enemy. A gentleman should be a close relative, but he should not be tempted to go along with it.

Reflection: The chapter on society begins with: “Trust makes friends and HP neighbors. Be humble and lonely, respect the old and cherish the young. "In social interactions, integrity is the first priority. When dealing with neighbor issues, humility and convenience are the first things to do. For the vulnerable groups in society, we must take more responsibility and take the lead in providing care if we are able.

“The villain must be kept at a distance and must not be shown as an enemy. A gentleman should be a close relative, but he should not be tempted to go along with it. "These two sentences can be said to tell us the key to getting along with others. We should stay away from villains, but we don’t need to openly regard them as enemies; we should certainly get close to gentlemen, but we don’t need to flatter them.
【National Chapter】

Enforce the law like a mountain, guard oneself like a jade, love the people like a son, and remove beetles like an enemy. Be strict to control the people, and be lenient to care for the people. If the officials are willing to pay attention, the people will receive ten benefits. If the emperor can endure a little hardship, the people will receive thousands of blessings. If there is benefit for one person, don't plan for it. If the benefit is for the whole world, you will definitely seek it. If the benefit is for one moment, you must plan for it. If it is for the benefit of all ages, you will seek it even more. Great wisdom only serves to rejuvenate the country; great foolishness only serves to benefit the country. If you are smart and wise, keep it with foolishness; if your merit is known to the world; if you keep it, keep it with humility; if you keep it with bravery, keep it with cowardice; if you are rich all over the world, keep it with humility. In the temple, the priority is to cultivate righteousness. Within Haiyu, the foundation is to nourish vitality. The use of this section will make the country rich; promoting talents and talents will make the country strong; promoting education and educating talents will make the country prosperous; having good relations with neighbors will make the country safe.

Thoughts: The chapter on national affairs begins with: “Enforcement of law is like a mountain, and guarding one’s body is like jade. Love the people like a son, and remove beetles like enemies. "At the national level, ordinary people are more at the collective level. We must know how to use strict laws to regulate people's behavior, understand the norms of society, and keep ourselves clean." Love the people (treat outstanding employees as if they were your own relatives), and resolutely eliminate the moths (moths) in society.

"If you are wise and wise, keep it with foolishness; if your merit is known to the world; if you keep it, keep it with humility; if you keep it with bravery, keep it with cowardice; if you are rich all over the world, keep it with humility. "These four sentences contain a profound way of advance and retreat. In history, many smart people, meritorious people, powerful people, and rich people all over the world did not end well in the end because they did not know the four principles of foolishness, concession, cowardice, and humility. Xiang Yu and Han Xin are good examples.
The "Qian Family Instructions" is based on the moral ideals of Xiu Qi Zhiping of Confucianism, and sets out detailed codes of conduct for descendants from the four perspectives of individual, family, society and country. Before his death, Qian Liu made ten requests to his descendants, which were called "The Legacy of King Wu Su" by later generations. For more than a thousand years, the legacy and "Family Instructions" have been passed down from generation to generation, and have been practiced by future generations, becoming the foundation of a clan and the guideline for a prosperous clan.
@Discuss the meaning of education again?
”The ultimate goal of studying is not to get a college diploma and find a good job.
Rather, it allows a person to preserve the habit of learning, so that a person has the ability to turn knowledge into the driving force and nutrients for growth, and the ability to internalize knowledge into one's own flesh and blood, thereby gaining a more fulfilling life.

In this world, no one is irreplaceable, only knowledge is eternal. ”

@People are different: education, family education, reading, which books to read.
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The most famous sentence of Qian's family motto, the full text of Qian's family motto with annotation and translation Figure 2

Since ancient times, no one has ever left a loyal heart to illuminate history.


Hello LZ, this sentence is Qian Xuesen’s father’s parting instruction when he went abroad. The whole sentence is: People should be born with qualities such as philosophy, benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, loyalty, brotherhood, and filial piety.

From the "Analects of Confucius": "The Master said: A disciple should be filial when he enters, and a younger brother when he goes out; he should be sincere and trustworthy, love others universally, and be kind to others. "

Qian Xuesen's father quoted the words from Confucius's "The Analects": "The Master said: Disciple, when entering, you will be filial, and when you leave, you will be younger; be sincere and trustworthy, love others universally, and be kind." "Refined. Talents are cultivated. The more filial they are at home, the more prudent and honest they are outside, and the more pure the aroma of love. Putting morality before knowledge is a need of class and an inevitable necessity of society.
Zixia said that a person is not judged by his cultural knowledge. If his virtues of loyalty, filial piety and trust can be seen in his laughter, then even though this person has not learned, I will definitely call him learned. Stroking through the rugged literature, one can get a glimpse of people, lives, hearts, an era, and a scenery. It is so enjoyable to learn and so deep in the heart. Between the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, the lingering feelings that have not changed for thousands of years are poured out.
The famous saying that we should abide by now: People should be born with qualities: such as philosophy, such benevolence, such as righteousness, such as wisdom, such as loyalty, such as brotherhood, such as filial piety! My son's trip to the west this time is not his long-cherished ambition. He will return green and brilliant! My father told me. (Quoted from "Records of Qian Xuesen" edited by Wang Wenhua, Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, 2001 edition, page 26)

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Activities with the theme of passing down family instructions, establishing family rules and promoting family tradition


Career is the blooming flower of the family tree, and family business is the foundation of the career tree. Life is nurtured in family inheritance. The roots of a tree cannot be broken. A tree with broken roots cannot last long and cannot bear fruit. Family business is passed down and family tradition is the vitality. Only with family tradition can you have a family business. The ups and downs of a career depend on family tradition, and the rise and fall of a family depends on the prosperity of a career. Family tradition is the cultural gene inherited by the family and determines the vitality of the family. Look at the family motto and know the family tradition. The family motto of the Qian family in Zhejiang is closely connected with the Qian family business and the career (vitality and quality of life) of the Qian family's descendants. Qian Qichen, Qian Zhengying, Qian Xuesen, Qian Weichang, Qian Sanqiang, Qian Zhongshu, Qian Fu, Qian Mu... including the Chinese scientist Qian Yongjian, the winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, are all descendants of King Qian. As the ancients said, great fortune depends on fate, while small fortune depends on diligence. The Qian family tradition determines the fate of the Qian family and its descendants. We are the ancestors of future descendants. We establish a family tradition and a family motto for our family. We can learn from the past and have successors.
A closer look at "Qian's Family Instructions" shows that it is all about establishing family tradition and cultivating the family's confidence in life.
The heart is the foundation of life, and the mentality determines the destiny. Qian’s family motto goes, “Don’t offend heaven and earth with your mind, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds. "Heaven and earth are the big father and big mother, and the parents are the small sky and the small earth. Filial piety and respect for heaven are the foundation of life." As the ancients said, those who follow the heaven will prosper, and those who go against the will will perish. Those who are unfilial to their parents and disrespectful to heaven and earth will surely perish. Death is the sign of death, fear and uneasiness, and crisis of confidence are the sign of death. Prosperity means prosperity, people have confidence, and life is prosperous. Confidence is vitality. If confidence is lost, life will wither. A sage is a person who respects heaven and earth and is filial to his parents. Confucius said, “A gentleman has three virtues: a benevolent man has no worries, a wise man has no confusion, and a brave man has no fear. "Benevolence is the state of mind, the heart that is inseparable from the parents of heaven and earth. Wisdom is the mind, knowing the way, life has a direction, and life has coordinates. Courage means having the courage to put aside selfishness and be of one mind with heaven and earth, parents, wives, children, brothers, friends, and colleagues. Love is a kind of confidence, loyalty is a kind of trust. Love is a natural expression of self-confidence, and people with confidence are at ease with others. People who are not confident often show that they are not at ease with others. Therefore, loyalty is also an expression of confidence. As the ancients said, those who love going out love to return, and those who have gone have good luck. Love is the state of mind, happiness is the destiny. There is love and blessing, the family business is prosperous, and the career is smooth.

Qian’s family motto goes, “You must be decisive in dealing with things, and you must be generous in your intentions. The one who walks forward has a narrow path, and the one who looks behind has a wide horizon. "Decision is an expression of confidence, and indecision is a signal of a crisis of confidence. Why should people be incessant? Small-minded, worried about gains and losses. A person with a generous heart who can take it up but cannot put it down is not as generous as a person who can take it up and put it down. In life, there are gains and losses, successes and failures, ups and downs, life and death. How can you stick to one end of the spectrum? Su Dongpo said: "Don't be surprised by favor or disgrace, just watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; you have no intention of leaving or leaving, just follow the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky." Ordinary people are proud of themselves and get carried away, frustrated and depressed, prosperous and arrogant, and adversity makes them feel inferior. People who are unfazed by favors and humiliations have confidence, while people who are arrogant and have low self-esteem have no confidence. Life confidence has nothing to do with success or failure, wealth or poverty. You will be proud when you are rich, and frustrated when you are poor. Life is not broad, and wisdom is not thick. Faith in life cannot be blown by eight winds. Su Dongpo's poem says, "I cannot be moved by eight winds, I sit upright on a purple lotus." The ancients said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. What's the difficulty? From rich to poor, from gain to loss, from success to failure, from life to death, ordinary people are panicked, fearful and uneasy, and who does not make a "dying struggle". Those who struggle to the death not only hurt others, but also hurt themselves. No matter hurting others or hurting yourself, it is a disaster caused by being unkind and unkind. In life, we cannot only see life but not death, we cannot only see gains but not losses. Life and death, gains and losses, success and failure are all forms of life. Looking at life in this way, there is a front and a back, broad and thick. Zen poems say that there are hundreds of flowers in spring and a moon in autumn, and there is a cool breeze in summer and snow in winter. If there is nothing to worry about, it is a good time in the world. Mortals look at the world, and there are gains and losses; a gentleman looks at life, and it is endless. To have confidence in life means to accept all life with joy. This is exactly the outlook on life of "never reject what comes and don't keep what goes".

Family motto is a kind of life education, family tradition is the vitality of the family, and life confidence is the fulcrum of vitality. Parents love their children, and ancestors love their children and grandchildren. The most important thing is to pass on family training and cultivate faith.

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