顔氏家訓

A senior family elder assembles practical moral and domestic instruction for descendants, organized into chapters on educating children, filial duties, sibling harmony, marriage and household management, personal conduct, ritual observance, and social etiquette. The text blends prescriptive advice—on discipline, thrift, guest reception, naming taboos, and mourning rites—with illustrative anecdotes that show effects of indulgence or neglect. Emphasis falls on early moral training, balancing kindness with authority, prudent household economy, and careful observance of rites and decorum to preserve family integrity and reputation across generations.