Student's Code of Conduct

Author: Qu Bo, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The most widely circulated and influential children's enlightenment book in ancient China, The Rules for Students has been a cornerstone of traditional Chinese culture for over 300 years. It has become the most far-reaching three-character textbook after The Three-Character Classic, and has been translated into more than a dozen languages, making it one of the most important classics of Chinese traditional culture. Like The Three-Character Classic, The Enriching Classic for Wise Conduct, and The Family Precepts of Zhu Zi, The Rules for Students has long been recognized as a representative enlightenment textbook and a must-read classic in the history of Chinese education. This edition of The Rules for Students includes Pinyin annotations to aid in reading the translation in vernacular Chinese, helping children understand and grasp the overall meaning of the text. It also incorporates stories that reflect the core ideas of the original, enhancing the reading experience. Through such reading, children can familiarize themselves with Chinese culture and classic literature in a and engaging way during their childhood, which will greatly help them appreciate the spirit and essence of Chinese culture, increase their wisdom, and improve their quality. May children embark on a wonderful and solemn spiritual journey through their dialogue with culture.
Over 300 years ago, during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, a scholar named Li Yufang (1662-1722) wrote The Text for Educating the Young. Its content was derived from a statement by Confucius in the Chinese Confucian classic The Analects. The original quote was: "Students should be filial at home and respectful abroad, careful and trustworthy, show universal love to all, and be close to the virtuous. If there is any remaining strength after fulfilling these duties, they should study literature." The author divided the meaning of this quote into five parts and elaborated on them in a three-character-per-line, two-line-per-verse format, compiling them into a book. Later, this book was revised and adapted by Jia Cunren of the Qing Dynasty and renamed The Rules for Students.
The Rules for Students is an enlightenment book that guides children's studies and moral education in the form of learning rules. Its three-character sentences are easy to remember and recite, and it teaches the most important principles of being a person. The entire book is structured around the Confucian ideals of loyalty and filial piety in traditional Chinese culture, explaining in five aspects—"Filial Piety at Home," "Respect Abroad," "Diligence," "Trustworthiness," "Universal Love," "Cultivating Virtue," and "Studying After Fulfilling Duties"—how to treat parents, siblings, and elders, how to conduct oneself in society, how to study and cultivate moral character, and emphasizes family and life education in particular. In The Rules for Students, "students" refer to learners, or children in families, and broadly speaking, they can be seen as everyone; "rules" mean norms and principles, the and standards one should follow in life. In summary, it teaches people how to be kind, filial parents, polite, and eager to learn.
Many traditional virtues in The Rules for Students, such as filial piety, caring for siblings, respecting teachers, being honest and trustworthy, and studying diligently, play a significant role in fostering harmonious family relationships, improving social environments, enhancing humanistic qualities, and cultivating etiquette and morality. Although it contains some feudal remnants, it is far more nourishing.
The Rules for Students is one of the most widely circulated and influential children's enlightenment books in ancient China. For over 300 years, it has become the most far-reaching three-character textbook after The Three-Character Classic, and has been translated into more than a dozen languages, making it one of the most important classics of Chinese traditional culture. Like The Three-Character Classic, The Enriching Classic for Wise Conduct, and The Family Precepts of Zhu Zi, The Rules for Students has long been recognized as a representative enlightenment textbook and a must-read classic in the history of Chinese education. This edition of The Rules for Students includes Pinyin annotations to aid in reading the translation in vernacular Chinese, helping children understand and grasp the overall meaning of the text. It also incorporates stories that reflect the core ideas of the original, enhancing the reading experience. Through such reading, children can familiarize themselves with Chinese culture and classic literature in a and engaging way during their childhood, which will greatly help them appreciate the spirit and essence of Chinese culture, increase their wisdom, and improve their quality. May children embark on a wonderful and solemn spiritual journey through their dialogue with culture.
Over 300 years ago, during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, a scholar named Li Yufang (1662-1722) wrote The Text for Educating the Young. Its content was derived from a statement by Confucius in the Chinese Confucian classic The Analects. The original quote was: "Students should be filial at home and respectful abroad, careful and trustworthy, show universal love to all, and be close to the virtuous. If there is any remaining strength after fulfilling these duties, they should study literature." The author divided the meaning of this quote into five parts and elaborated on them in a three-character-per-line, two-line-per-verse format, compiling them into a book. Later, this book was revised and adapted by Jia Cunren of the Qing Dynasty and renamed The Rules for Students.
The Rules for Students is an enlightenment book that guides children's studies and moral education in the form of learning rules. Its three-character sentences are easy to remember and recite, and it teaches the most important principles of being a person. The entire book is structured around the Confucian ideals of loyalty and filial piety in traditional Chinese culture, explaining in five aspects—"Filial Piety at Home," "Respect Abroad," "Diligence," "Trustworthiness," "Universal Love," "Cultivating Virtue," and "Studying After Fulfilling Duties"—how to treat parents, siblings, and elders, how to conduct oneself in society, how to study and cultivate moral character, and emphasizes family and life education in particular. In The Rules for Students, "students" refer to learners, or children in families, and broadly speaking, they can be seen as everyone; "rules" mean norms and principles, the and standards one should follow in life. In summary, it teaches people how to be kind, filial parents, polite, and eager to learn.
Many traditional virtues in The Rules for Students, such as filial piety, caring for siblings, respecting teachers, being honest and trustworthy, and studying diligently, play a significant role in fostering harmonious family relationships, improving social environments, enhancing humanistic qualities, and cultivating etiquette and morality. Although it contains some feudal remnants, it is far more nourishing.