There is a sentence in "Qian's Family Instructions" - "Don't seek profit in one person, but you must seek benefit in the world." This may be the core driving force for the Qian family to provide many great people to this country.

There is a sentence in " Qian's Family Motto " - "Don't seek profit in one body, but you must seek profit in the world." This may be the core driving force of the Qian family that has provided many great people to this country. One Nobel Prize, two diplomats, three scientists, four masters of Chinese studies, five vice-chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and academicians of the 18th and Chinese Academy of Sciences, which sums up the family's achievements well. What is little known is that such a huge family is the descendant of the fifth generation of kings of Wuyue. Since King Qian, the Qian family has had heroes in every dynasty. What makes this big family so prominent?

Qian Liu Five monarchs, ancestors and grandsons

Between the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a strange situation of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, which lasted for 56 years. The most miserable and chaotic area at that time was the Central Plains region where the Five Dynasties changed. In the south, the Wuyue Kingdom in Zhejiang and the Min Kingdom in Fujian were in peace.

The king of Wuyue Kingdom was named Qian Liu (pronounced liú). It is said that when he was born, he was ugly and cried strangely. His father, Qian Kuan, thought it was ominous and wanted to throw the child into the well behind the house. Fortunately, his grandmother refused and kept him. A small life, so Qian Liu was nicknamed "Po Liu". This "Po Liu Well" is still in Lin'an today.

When Qian Liu was a child, his family had no money, so he dropped out of school and started selling private salt at the age of 16 (selling more than 10 kilograms of private salt at that time was a capital offense). He has practiced martial arts. If others can lift a hundred kilograms, he can lift two hundred kilograms. At the age of 21, he joined Dong Chang's army in the township regiment. He was promoted to a general, and later served as the governor of Hangzhou and defense envoy. He was the highest governor of Zhendong and Zhenhai. He was awarded the "Golden Book and Iron Coupon" by Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty. "——It is equivalent to the "gold medal for immunity from death". It is said that it can avoid nine deaths for yourself and three deaths for your descendants. It is now in the National Museum of China.

Three generations of Qian Liu's descendants and five monarchs, with their excellent governance, made Wuyue the richest country in the south of the Yangtze River. Most of Qian Liu's 33 sons were sent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang states by their father, and the Qian family quickly multiplied. According to the "Qian Family Tradition" compiled during the Republic of China, there are more than 100 traces of the Qian lineage in China.

The talent spurt of the Qian family in modern times

Since King Qian, the Qian family has had outstanding figures in every dynasty, including many champions and countless Jinshi. Qianlong's Jinshi Qian Daxin was praised by Chen Yinke as "the first historian in the Qing Dynasty". What is even more surprising is the "explosion" of talents in the Qian family in modern times.

Qian Mu, one of the most important thinkers in modern China, he defended the essence of the Chinese national tradition; Qian Xuantong, a fierce leader of the "May Fourth" New Culture Movement, opposed classical Chinese, advocated vernacular, and advocated democracy and science; Qian Zhongshu , his " Tube Cone " and "Fortress Besieged" have become immortal classics while he was alive; Qian Xuesen , the chief designer of two bombs and one satellite, has greatly improved China's national defense strength ...

Equally surprising are the outstanding father and son groups of the Qian family: Qian Jibo, Qian Zhongshu and his son, Qian Xuantong, Qian Sanqiang his and his son, Qian Mu, Qian Xun his and his son, Qian Xuequu , Qian Yongjian father and son...

In 2008, Qian Xuesen's nephew, Chinese-American scientist Qian Yongjian, and two Japanese and American scientists jointly won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry . Qian Yongjian's father, Qian Xueju, is Qian Xuesen's cousin and an outstanding aerodynamicist. He once served as the chief engineer of Boeing Company in the United States. Qian Yongjian's brother Qian Yongyou is a neurobiologist. Both brothers were elected as academicians of the American Academy of Sciences more than ten years ago.

The Qian family is probably the family with the most academicians. Wuxi The Qian family alone has 10 academicians and academic members - Qian Mu, an academician of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, Qian Weichang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qian Zhonghan (Qian Zhongshu's cousin) ), Qian Linzhao, Qian Lingxi, Qian Yitai and Jiangyin Qian Baogong, Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Qian Yi (the eldest daughter of Qian Mu), Qian Minggao, and Qian Junrui, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Genetic excellence has a long history

The Qian family has many longevity, talents and heroes. Why? Scholar Qian Wenzhong blurted out: "Genes. Most of the children of the Qian family are influenced by Confucianism, are knowledgeable and courteous, and their spouses are all women with both talent, beauty and virtue. Such genes are not bad.""

Qian Wenzhong also mentioned: "Family is an atmosphere and a subtle influence, which is mainly reflected in tutoring. When the environment changes, the family also breaks up. Under the wheel of history, it is very rare for a family to escape the fate of being shattered into pieces. Nowadays, China no longer has unbroken families in the European sense. "

The source of tutoring is personal teaching plus "Qian's Family Instructions." Qian Zhenguo, who has studied the Qian family history for 22 years, said that the family instructions are divided into three parts: The Eight Instructions of King Wu Su (Qian Liu's posthumous name); King Wu Su's legacy; Qian's family motto

Personal

Don't offend heaven and earth in your thoughts, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds. You must be honest and decisive. You must be generous when you move forward. Only when you look back can you see where the flowers and willows are. It's the heel. If you can correct your mistakes, the world will not be angry. If you can read the scriptures, you will have deep roots. If you can read the history, you will have many praises.

Family

Desire. To build a beautiful family, good rules must be established. The internal and external affairs must be neat and orderly. Parents, uncles, brothers, and sisters must be harmonious and friendly. Even if the ancestors are far away, the descendants must read the poems. . When marrying a lady, don’t consider dowry. When marrying a daughter, don’t choose a good son-in-law. If the family is rich, support the family, set up a private school and public land, support relatives and friends when they are hungry, and be diligent and thrifty, you will be prosperous. (Ancient Tongfeng), loyalty to the family can last forever.

Society

Make friends by trusting the neighbors, respecting the elderly and caring for the young, relieving disasters, and building bridges and roads to facilitate the business. , build river boats to help people cross, build enlightenment schools, and set up social warehouses to accumulate grain. All selfish opinions must be eradicated, and public welfare must be promoted. Never appear to be an enemy. A gentleman must be a relative, and he must not be accomplices.

The country

enforces the law like a mountain, loves the people like a son, and is strict with the people, and is willing to care for the people. If the people receive ten thousand benefits, they can endure a little hardship, and the people benefit from thousands of benefits. If you benefit from one thing, you will seek it out. If you benefit from it in the world, you will seek it out. A country is nothing more than gathering the thoughts of the people; a great fool only misleads the country for his own benefit. If you are wise and wise, keep it with foolishness; if you have merit, keep it with others; if you keep it with courage, keep it with cowardice; if you are rich all over the world, keep it with humility. The priority is to nourish righteousness. In Haiyu, nourishing vitality is the basis. If you use this section, the country will be rich; if you promote talents, the country will be strong; if you develop education and cultivate talents, the country will be prosperous.

Originally published in "Yanxi". Genealogy of the Qian family in Changle

Qian family motto: the ancestral secrets of a prominent family

The newly discovered "Qian family motto" can be used to explain a question before the world: Why are the famous families in Jiangnan represented by Qian Zhongshu famous? Interpreting this family motto, the concise and concise text contains rich wisdom. Compared with many families today who simply leave their children to "school" and "scores", Qian's family education, family tradition and family. There are many things to learn from when studying culture.

Family motto - a classic about being a person, running a family, and governing a country

Family mottos shape the "spirit of the family", including how to pass on a family, build a family, settle down, and make a fortune, etc. The full text of the Qian Family Instructions discovered this time is published in the "Qian Family Genealogy of the Houshan Branch" compiled by Sun Rongdu. It is divided into four parts: Jianren (being a person), family, society, and country. It is concise and comprehensive, with less than a thousand words. But it covers many aspects. It is estimated that the historical value will not be lower than Zhuge Liang's "The Master's Guide" in and . No wonder someone has considered declaring "Qian's Family Instructions" as an intangible cultural heritage. The beginning of the

family motto talks about the basic principles of being a human being, "Don't offend heaven and earth with your thoughts, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds." In terms of dealing with people, "You must be honest when dealing with money, decisive in dealing with things, and have good intentions." Not generous." In the family chapter about children's marriage, it reminds them not to be greedy for wealth, "When you marry a virtuous woman, don't count the dowry.When marrying a daughter, choose a good son-in-law, and do not seek wealth and honor. "In the chapter on society, it advocates publicity and forgetting selfishness, and opposes forgetfulness of self-interest and jealousy of talents. "Private opinions must be eradicated and public welfare should be promoted. If you don't see benefit, you will make plans; if you don't see talent, you will be jealous. "In the chapter on the country, it is pointed out that the prosperity of a country is indispensable for talents, education and a peaceful diplomatic environment. "The country will be strong if it promotes talented people, promotes education and educates talents, and the country will be safe if it has good relations with its neighbors. "

Tutor - "Reading the Bible and passing it on will give you a deep foundation"

When it comes to Qian Zhongshu, it can be said that he is a man of unparalleled splendor, mysterious and full of charm. His photographic memory, his erudition from both ancient and modern times in China and the West, and his endless eloquence , rich in wit and wisdom, calm and calm personality, popular at home and abroad in Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Mainland, "Money Studies" is in the ascendant Professor Liu Guiqiu of the School of Liberal Arts of Jiangnan University. Qian Zhongshu and his father Qian Jibo, a famous modern Chinese scholar, studied together and believed that it was the inheritance of family culture that made Qian and his son a typical "cultural family" among the prominent families in Jiangnan. The seven words "deep foundation" clearly define the family's principles in learning.

His father Qian Jibo is an extremely conservative Confucian scholar. He even ignores the trend of the times and is unfavorable to the 20th century's overwhelming new trend of Western learning spreading to the East. Turn a blind eye. Five years before Qian Zhongshu was born, the Qing government had stopped taking the provincial examination and the joint examination. After the imperial examination was abolished, all children could attend new schools, and Qian Jibo hoped that Qian Zhongshu would accept traditional education like himself. Confucian education. So Qian Zhongshu completed reading "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "Mao's Poems", "Book of Rites" and "Zuo" in the years before entering Donglin Primary School. "Biography of " and other classic books, and he also dabbled in many works of Zibu and Shibu in his spare time. When he was studying in Donglin Primary School, his father's homework made Zhongshu obsessed with traditional classics. At that time, Qian Jibo, who was teaching at Wuxi No. 3 Normal University, asked Qian Zhongshu to go to his office to study ancient Chinese and wait until the students of No. 3 Normal University went home after dinner. Qian Jibo was extremely strict with his children and often used corporal punishment to discipline them. This is a saying in Wuxi that "filial sons come from the head of a stick".

One year, Qian Jibo went to Beijing to teach at Tsinghua University, and Zhongshu was even more happy when he didn't go home during the winter vacation. He borrowed a large number of "Novel World", "Red Rose", "Violet" and other publications to read as much as he wanted. During the summer vacation, his father's return trip was blocked, so he took a ship to Tianjin and returned home. His father was already halfway through the vacation. The first thing was to order Zhongshu and Zhong Han (Zhongshu's cousin) to write an article each. Zhong Han's article was highly praised, but Zhong Shu's article was unclear and the words were vulgar, which made his father angry. He was beaten severely. Although this physical pain did not make Qian Zhongshu "suddenly enlightened", it inspired him to work hard. However, within a year or two, he became a completely different person. He was beaten again, and he was his father's favorite child. By the age of 20, Zhongshu had been trained by his father to be a young scholar. In fact, Qian Zhongshu's success was Qian Jibo's greatest achievement in his life.

Family Tradition. —Diligence and thrift as the foundation, loyalty to the family

Regarding Qian Zhongshu’s family, Yang Jiang has this description in the book " We Three ": "Our family is very simple; the three of us are very simple. We have nothing to do with the world or fight with others. We just want to be together, stay together, and do what we can. When encountering difficulties, Zhongshu always takes them on with me, and the difficulties are no longer difficult; and I have A Yuan (daughter) to help me, so no matter how bitter or difficult things are, they can become sweet. If we are a little happy, we will become very happy. So the three of us met in an unusual way. "Through such simple language, people feel that this family of three is so contented and harmonious.

Also in the book "The Three of Us", you can also see photos of Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang getting each other's haircuts. One uses " Electric clippers, one with scissors, simple yet vivid and touching.This is in line with the family management concept of "diligence and thrift are the foundation", and to realize the family motto of "loyalty and heirloom" must be constantly honed in real life.

During the Cultural Revolution, Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang were "picked out" by the revolutionary masses and became "cow ghosts and snake gods". Daughter A Yuan belongs to the "revolutionary masses". When she wanted to go home to visit her parents, she had to walk through the courtyard in full view of everyone. She first wrote a big-character poster to draw a clear line with her parents, who were "cow demons and snake gods", and posted it on the wall downstairs. Then she walked home and told her parents that she had "cleared the line" by just posting the big-character poster, and emphasized that " Draw a clear line in your mind!" Then without saying a word, he snuggled close to Yang Jiang, took out the unfinished needlework from his school bag, and started sewing stitch by stitch. She bought a piece of artificial cotton and sewed it herself. She wanted to make a set of pajamas for her mother, Yang Jiang, because she had to compare the length of the sleeves to see if they were suitable, and there were still a few stitches left unfinished. She also took out a large pack of candies with fillings that her father Qian Zhongshu loved to eat, found a glass bottle, peeled off the candy wrappers, put them in the bottle, and neatly folded the candies in the bottle. Together, we hid them in our schoolbags to prevent the revolutionary masses from discovering the candy wrappers in the trash. She also told her parents that since she started to receive her salary, apart from the food money every month, she could save money to supplement the family income. Such filial piety is inseparable from the usual education of parents.

During the Cultural Revolution, Wang Deyi, the husband of his daughter Qian Yuan, was beaten by many, and the workers' propaganda team forced him to hand over the list of so-called "May 16th" counterrevolutionaries. Wang Deyi said that he would not lie and could not fabricate the list to harm others, and finally committed suicide. However, Qian Zhongshu was labeled as a "reactionary academic authority" and after being criticized, he never believed that his personality was inferior to others, nor did he feel that he was inferior. He and Yang Jiang were so harmonious that they gave people a sense of "sticky" intimacy. During the days when they were criticized, they went to work together and got off work together, took care of each other, and walked side by side and arm in arm. They were hailed as a "model couple" by others. "Some young people looked at them with envy behind their backs and said, "Look at Qian Zhongshu and his wife, the older they get, the younger they get, and the older they get, the more romantic they become!" This is how they managed to stay in this disaster without being depressed, without shrinking, without being humble or arrogant. Be a human being. This is the family tradition honed in the reality of life.

Inheritance - a permanent topic

Qian Shengwu Hall is the largest living room in Qian Zhongshu's former residence. It is a place with rich scholarly atmosphere, long cultural heritage and talented people. It condenses the story of the Qian family. Development history. Qian Jibo wrote diligently here, exemplified scriptures and talked about history, taught by words and deeds, and became a leader in cultural and academic circles. It is precisely because of good education and strict tutoring that we have cultivated cultural celebrities like Qian Zhongshu, as well as academicians, scholars and professors of the Academy of Sciences such as Qian Zhonghan, Qian Zhonglu, Qian Zhongtai; and the famous businessman Qian Ji Hou and Qian Zhonghan father and son. On the eve of the liberation of Wuxi, Qian Zhonghan was entrusted by his father to represent Wuxi's industrial and commercial community and Mr. Rong Desheng, who crossed the river to the liberated area in northern Jiangsu to discuss with our party leaders the matter of welcoming the liberation army to liberate Wuxi, and played an important role; Among this family was martyr Qian Zhongyi, a 22-year-old Communist Party member who was brutally killed for the revolution.

Some of the many members of the Qian family embarked on the road of saving the country through science, some on the road of industrial salvation, and some on the road of armed revolution. According to their own ambitions, they followed their own paths and realized their ideals. It is difficult to guess how much role the "Qian family motto" played in them. However, he has been influenced by his words and deeds, attaches great importance to family education and the inheritance of cultural heritage, and continues to write the glorious history of this famous family in the south of the Yangtze River.

Qian Wenzhong also mentioned: "Family is an atmosphere and a subtle influence, which is mainly reflected in tutoring. When the environment changes, the family also breaks up. Under the wheel of history, it is very rare for a family to escape the fate of being shattered into pieces. Nowadays, China no longer has unbroken families in the European sense. "

The source of tutoring is personal teaching plus "Qian's Family Instructions." Qian Zhenguo, who has studied the Qian family history for 22 years, said that the family instructions are divided into three parts: The Eight Instructions of King Wu Su (Qian Liu's posthumous name); King Wu Su's legacy; Qian's family motto

Personal

Don't offend heaven and earth in your thoughts, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds. You must be honest and decisive. You must be generous when you move forward. Only when you look back can you see where the flowers and willows are. It's the heel. If you can correct your mistakes, the world will not be angry. If you can read the scriptures, you will have deep roots. If you can read the history, you will have many praises.

Family

Desire. To build a beautiful family, good rules must be established. The internal and external affairs must be neat and orderly. Parents, uncles, brothers, and sisters must be harmonious and friendly. Even if the ancestors are far away, the descendants must read the poems. . When marrying a lady, don’t consider dowry. When marrying a daughter, don’t choose a good son-in-law. If the family is rich, support the family, set up a private school and public land, support relatives and friends when they are hungry, and be diligent and thrifty, you will be prosperous. (Ancient Tongfeng), loyalty to the family can last forever.

Society

Make friends by trusting the neighbors, respecting the elderly and caring for the young, relieving disasters, and building bridges and roads to facilitate the business. , build river boats to help people cross, build enlightenment schools, and set up social warehouses to accumulate grain. All selfish opinions must be eradicated, and public welfare must be promoted. Never appear to be an enemy. A gentleman must be a relative, and he must not be accomplices.

The country

enforces the law like a mountain, loves the people like a son, and is strict with the people, and is willing to care for the people. If the people receive ten thousand benefits, they can endure a little hardship, and the people benefit from thousands of benefits. If you benefit from one thing, you will seek it out. If you benefit from it in the world, you will seek it out. A country is nothing more than gathering the thoughts of the people; a great fool only misleads the country for his own benefit. If you are wise and wise, keep it with foolishness; if you have merit, keep it with others; if you keep it with courage, keep it with cowardice; if you are rich all over the world, keep it with humility. The priority is to nourish righteousness. In Haiyu, nourishing vitality is the basis. If you use this section, the country will be rich; if you promote talents, the country will be strong; if you develop education and cultivate talents, the country will be prosperous.

Originally published in "Yanxi". Genealogy of the Qian family in Changle

Qian family motto: the ancestral secrets of a prominent family

The newly discovered "Qian family motto" can be used to explain a question before the world: Why are the famous families in Jiangnan represented by Qian Zhongshu famous? Interpreting this family motto, the concise and concise text contains rich wisdom. Compared with many families today who simply leave their children to "school" and "scores", Qian's family education, family tradition and family. There are many things to learn from when studying culture.

Family motto - a classic about being a person, running a family, and governing a country

Family mottos shape the "spirit of the family", including how to pass on a family, build a family, settle down, and make a fortune, etc. The full text of the Qian Family Instructions discovered this time is published in the "Qian Family Genealogy of the Houshan Branch" compiled by Sun Rongdu. It is divided into four parts: Jianren (being a person), family, society, and country. It is concise and comprehensive, with less than a thousand words. But it covers many aspects. It is estimated that the historical value will not be lower than Zhuge Liang's "The Master's Guide" in and . No wonder someone has considered declaring "Qian's Family Instructions" as an intangible cultural heritage. The beginning of the

family motto talks about the basic principles of being a human being, "Don't offend heaven and earth with your thoughts, and be worthy of the sages in your words and deeds." In terms of dealing with people, "You must be honest when dealing with money, decisive in dealing with things, and have good intentions." Not generous." In the family chapter about children's marriage, it reminds them not to be greedy for wealth, "When you marry a virtuous woman, don't count the dowry.When marrying a daughter, choose a good son-in-law, and do not seek wealth and honor. "In the chapter on society, it advocates publicity and forgetting selfishness, and opposes forgetfulness of self-interest and jealousy of talents. "Private opinions must be eradicated and public welfare should be promoted. If you don't see benefit, you will make plans; if you don't see talent, you will be jealous. "In the chapter on the country, it is pointed out that the prosperity of a country is indispensable for talents, education and a peaceful diplomatic environment. "The country will be strong if it promotes talented people, promotes education and educates talents, and the country will be safe if it has good relations with its neighbors. "

Tutor - "Reading the Bible and passing it on will give you a deep foundation"

When it comes to Qian Zhongshu, it can be said that he is a man of unparalleled splendor, mysterious and full of charm. His photographic memory, his erudition from both ancient and modern times in China and the West, and his endless eloquence , rich in wit and wisdom, calm and calm personality, popular at home and abroad in Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Mainland, "Money Studies" is in the ascendant Professor Liu Guiqiu of the School of Liberal Arts of Jiangnan University. Qian Zhongshu and his father Qian Jibo, a famous modern Chinese scholar, studied together and believed that it was the inheritance of family culture that made Qian and his son a typical "cultural family" among the prominent families in Jiangnan. The seven words "deep foundation" clearly define the family's principles in learning.

His father Qian Jibo is an extremely conservative Confucian scholar. He even ignores the trend of the times and is unfavorable to the 20th century's overwhelming new trend of Western learning spreading to the East. Turn a blind eye. Five years before Qian Zhongshu was born, the Qing government had stopped taking the provincial examination and the joint examination. After the imperial examination was abolished, all children could attend new schools, and Qian Jibo hoped that Qian Zhongshu would accept traditional education like himself. Confucian education. So Qian Zhongshu completed reading "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "Mao's Poems", "Book of Rites" and "Zuo" in the years before entering Donglin Primary School. "Biography of " and other classic books, and he also dabbled in many works of Zibu and Shibu in his spare time. When he was studying in Donglin Primary School, his father's homework made Zhongshu obsessed with traditional classics. At that time, Qian Jibo, who was teaching at Wuxi No. 3 Normal University, asked Qian Zhongshu to go to his office to study ancient Chinese and wait until the students of No. 3 Normal University went home after dinner. Qian Jibo was extremely strict with his children and often used corporal punishment to discipline them. This is a saying in Wuxi that "filial sons come from the head of a stick".

One year, Qian Jibo went to Beijing to teach at Tsinghua University, and Zhongshu was even more happy when he didn't go home during the winter vacation. He borrowed a large number of "Novel World", "Red Rose", "Violet" and other publications to read as much as he wanted. During the summer vacation, his father's return trip was blocked, so he took a ship to Tianjin and returned home. His father was already halfway through the vacation. The first thing was to order Zhongshu and Zhong Han (Zhongshu's cousin) to write an article each. Zhong Han's article was highly praised, but Zhong Shu's article was unclear and the words were vulgar, which made his father angry. He was beaten severely. Although this physical pain did not make Qian Zhongshu "suddenly enlightened", it inspired him to work hard. However, within a year or two, he became a completely different person. He was beaten again, and he was his father's favorite child. By the age of 20, Zhongshu had been trained by his father to be a young scholar. In fact, Qian Zhongshu's success was Qian Jibo's greatest achievement in his life.

Family Tradition. —Diligence and thrift as the foundation, loyalty to the family

Regarding Qian Zhongshu’s family, Yang Jiang has this description in the book " We Three ": "Our family is very simple; the three of us are very simple. We have nothing to do with the world or fight with others. We just want to be together, stay together, and do what we can. When encountering difficulties, Zhongshu always takes them on with me, and the difficulties are no longer difficult; and I have A Yuan (daughter) to help me, so no matter how bitter or difficult things are, they can become sweet. If we are a little happy, we will become very happy. So the three of us met in an unusual way. "Through such simple language, people feel that this family of three is so contented and harmonious.

Also in the book "The Three of Us", you can also see photos of Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang getting each other's haircuts. One uses " Electric clippers, one with scissors, simple yet vivid and touching.This is in line with the family management concept of "diligence and thrift are the foundation", and to realize the family motto of "loyalty and heirloom" must be constantly honed in real life.

During the Cultural Revolution, Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang were "picked out" by the revolutionary masses and became "cow ghosts and snake gods". Daughter A Yuan belongs to the "revolutionary masses". When she wanted to go home to visit her parents, she had to walk through the courtyard in full view of everyone. She first wrote a big-character poster to draw a clear line with her parents, who were "cow demons and snake gods", and posted it on the wall downstairs. Then she walked home and told her parents that she had "cleared the line" by just posting the big-character poster, and emphasized that " Draw a clear line in your mind!" Then without saying a word, he snuggled close to Yang Jiang, took out the unfinished needlework from his school bag, and started sewing stitch by stitch. She bought a piece of artificial cotton and sewed it herself. She wanted to make a set of pajamas for her mother, Yang Jiang, because she had to compare the length of the sleeves to see if they were suitable, and there were still a few stitches left unfinished. She also took out a large pack of candies with fillings that her father Qian Zhongshu loved to eat, found a glass bottle, peeled off the candy wrappers, put them in the bottle, and neatly folded the candies in the bottle. Together, we hid them in our schoolbags to prevent the revolutionary masses from discovering the candy wrappers in the trash. She also told her parents that since she started to receive her salary, apart from the food money every month, she could save money to supplement the family income. Such filial piety is inseparable from the usual education of parents.

During the Cultural Revolution, Wang Deyi, the husband of his daughter Qian Yuan, was beaten by many, and the workers' propaganda team forced him to hand over the list of so-called "May 16th" counterrevolutionaries. Wang Deyi said that he would not lie and could not fabricate the list to harm others, and finally committed suicide. However, Qian Zhongshu was labeled as a "reactionary academic authority" and after being criticized, he never believed that his personality was inferior to others, nor did he feel that he was inferior. He and Yang Jiang were so harmonious that they gave people a sense of "sticky" intimacy. During the days when they were criticized, they went to work together and got off work together, took care of each other, and walked side by side and arm in arm. They were hailed as a "model couple" by others. "Some young people looked at them with envy behind their backs and said, "Look at Qian Zhongshu and his wife, the older they get, the younger they get, and the older they get, the more romantic they become!" This is how they managed to stay in this disaster without being depressed, without shrinking, without being humble or arrogant. Be a human being. This is the family tradition honed in the reality of life.

Inheritance - a permanent topic

Qian Shengwu Hall is the largest living room in Qian Zhongshu's former residence. It is a place with rich scholarly atmosphere, long cultural heritage and talented people. It condenses the story of the Qian family. Development history. Qian Jibo wrote diligently here, exemplified scriptures and talked about history, taught by words and deeds, and became a leader in cultural and academic circles. It is precisely because of good education and strict tutoring that we have cultivated cultural celebrities like Qian Zhongshu, as well as academicians, scholars and professors of the Academy of Sciences such as Qian Zhonghan, Qian Zhonglu, Qian Zhongtai; and the famous businessman Qian Ji Hou and Qian Zhonghan father and son. On the eve of the liberation of Wuxi, Qian Zhonghan was entrusted by his father to represent Wuxi's industrial and commercial community and Mr. Rong Desheng, who crossed the river to the liberated area in northern Jiangsu to discuss with our party leaders the matter of welcoming the liberation army to liberate Wuxi, and played an important role; Among this family was martyr Qian Zhongyi, a 22-year-old Communist Party member who was brutally killed for the revolution.

Some of the many members of the Qian family embarked on the road of saving the country through science, some on the road of industrial salvation, and some on the road of armed revolution. According to their own ambitions, they followed their own paths and realized their ideals. It is difficult to guess how much role the "Qian family motto" played in them. However, he has been influenced by his words and deeds, attaches great importance to family education and the inheritance of cultural heritage, and continues to write the glorious history of this famous family in the south of the Yangtze River.