On Song Dynasby's Family Precepts And Their Enlightening Features

Traditional family precept is the result of combination of patriarchy and Confucianism in ancient China. It is the important part and the concentrated embodiment of traditional culture. As the special political and economic aspects of Song dynasty, family precept culture was prosper and thrusted into common people in that time and become a culture.The first and second part in this paper is to introduce several family precept of Song dynasty whose effects are far-reaching. And then sum up the family precept document of Song dynasty concentrated the thought such as cultivating one's morality, persuing one's studies and managing a houschould, having embodied the Confucian school tradition .Essentially, the family precept document of Song dynasty inherited a lot from the ancient family precept.The third part mainly discuss the characteristic of family precept in Song dynasty of special political and economic environment .First, its content was more fitted to practice and its maneuverability was better. Control oneself and use were the main content of family precept. At the same time it was rich in humanism spirit. The civilization was assisted by punishment. Second, it had many forms and prevailed abroad. This is the development and innovation of ancient family precept .And these distinct characteristic have had the brand of Song dynasty.The fourth part summarize the family precept's influence on the feudal govenment and folk society. The national law was stretched by it. And it also promoted the spread of culture. Judging form the whole, it defend the feudal government well and the stability of grass-root society.