On Zeng Guofan's Family Education and Its Practical Significance

As a renowned rationalistic Confucian philosophical scholar in Chinese history,Zeng Guofan had his particular way of household-running and offspring-education.His family education was based upon the Confucian philosophy which was dominant in the traditional Chinese culture.Influenced by the society at the time,his family education was also filled with the colour of the feudal ethical code.However,the fine cultural tradition inherited and appreciated by him has provided reference to the family education in modern society.