Yan Family Motto

"Yan Family Instructions" is a work written during the Southern and Northern Dynasties of China that records personal experiences, thoughts, and knowledge to warn future generations. Combining his own life experience and philosophy of life, he wrote the book "Yan Family Instructions" to warn his descendants. "Yan's Family Instructions" is the first family instruction with rich content and grand system in Chinese history. It is also an academic work. Its content covers many fields. It emphasizes that the education system should be based on Confucianism, with special emphasis on the early education of children. It also puts forward its own unique insights into Confucianism, literature, Buddhism, history, characters, folk customs, society, ethics, etc. The content of the article is practical, the language is fluent, and it has a unique simple style, which has a profound impact on later generations.