"Zhu Xi's Family Instructions" is a kind of "classic recitation pocket book", also known as "Zhu Xi's Maxims on Family Governance" and "Zhu Bailu's Maxims on Family Governance". It is an enlightenment textbook focusing on family ethics. The author, Zhu Bolu (1617-1688), whose given name is Zhiyi, was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. He devoted himself to studying since childhood and became a scholar and aspired to an official career. When the Qing Dynasty entered the Guan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty died, he no longer sought fame. He stayed in his hometown to teach students and devoted himself to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which advocated the simultaneous advancement of knowledge and practice. It carries forward the moral education thoughts formed in China over thousands of years and expresses them in the form of famous sayings and aphorisms. It is very popular among officials, gentry and scholarly families. It has been widely circulated since its inception and has been respected as "ruling a family" by the literati of all dynasties. "The Classics" once became one of the must-read textbooks for children and adolescents from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.