How many years of history is the Three Character Classic, and the origin of the Three Character Clas

Song) by Wang Yinglin.

There are roughly four kinds of statements by the author of the Three Character Classic:

1. Huang Zuo's "Biography of Guangzhou Characters" in the Ming Dynasty ten, Qu Dajun's "Guangdong New Language" in the late Ming Dynasty eleven, and Yun Jing's "The Legend of Dayun Mountain House" in the Qing Dynasty second, all thought that the author should be the son of Ou Shizi in the late Song Dynasty;

2. Shao Jinhan's poem in the Qing Dynasty: "Read the three-character training of Zhenli", self-note: "The Book of Three Characters", written by Li Zhen of the South China Sea. According to this, it is believed that the "Three Character Classic" was written by Li Zhen in the Ming Dynasty;

3. Or there may be written by Ou Shizi, Li Zhen Zengguang;

Fourth, the legend Wang Yinglin wrote, Wang Yinglin (1223-1296), a scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty, the word Bohou, the name Shenning layman. Xia Zhihan of the Qing Dynasty "Preface to the Elementary School of Pearls": "At the age of seventeen, I knew that the author of his "Three Character Classic" was Mr. Zi (Wang Yinglin), because he was familiar with the text, and sighed that he wanted it.

Qing Dynasty He Xingsi's "Three Character Classics Annotated and Prepared Narrative": "As soon as Mr. Song Confucian Wang Bohou's "Three Character Classics" came out, the children at home and abroad were enlightened, and they were as respectful as a ball knife. They all clearly believe that the "Three Character Classic" was written by Wang Yinglin.

Generally speaking, the author of the "Three Character Classic" should be Wang Yinglin.

The "Three Character Classic" has the dual functions of literacy, extensive knowledge and instillation of feudal ethics and morality, that is, imparting knowledge and feudal political ideological education. The Chinese pen of the book is natural and fluent, unpretentious, in-depth and simple, and sincere There is a paragraph in this book that summarizes the changes in the history of China for 5,000 years in just over 300 words, and has always been highly praised.

The Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", and "Thousand Character Text" are commonly known as "Three Hundred Thousand", and the "Three Character Classic" came later. The "top" here is derived from the numerical order, and is not necessarily based on the deliberate arrangement of the content and function of the three books. However, in fact, in terms of its wide coverage of readers, the depth of its educational role, and the length of time it has been circulating, the "Three Character Classic" cannot but be said to be the most influential and representative book among the ancient Chinese Mongolian textbooks.

Toweringly, the "Three Character Classic" can be called the "crown of Mengxue".

The Three Character Classic has a history of more than 700 years since the Southern Song Dynasty.

There are different opinions about the age of the writing of the "Three Character Classic" and the author's successive dynasties, but the opinion of most scholars is inclined to "Mr. Wang Bohou of the Song Dynasty wrote the "Three Character Classic" and taught it as a teacher.

When Wang Yinglin was educating the children of his clan to read in his later years, he compiled a three-character song recipe that integrated the subset of classics and history, which is rumored to be the "Three Character Classic".

One said that it was the Song Dynasty people. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Qu Dajun recorded in the eleventh volume of "Guangdong New Language": "The three-character scripture recited by Tong Meng was written by the Shizi of the late Song Dynasty.

Shizi, a native of Dengzhou, Shunde, is an uncle, and is not a member of the Yuan Dynasty", thinking that Shizi, a native of Shunde, Guangdong, is the real author of the "Three Character Classic".

One said that it was Li Zhen of the Ming Dynasty. Shao Jinhan's poem in the Qing Dynasty: "Read the three-character training of Zhenli", self-note: ""The Book of Three Characters", written by Li Zhen of the South China Sea. That is, it was written by Li Zhen in the Ming Dynasty.

Appreciation of the Three Characters:

The order in which the contents of the Three Character Classic are arranged is very orderly, reflecting the author's educational thoughts. The author believes that the education of children should focus on etiquette and filial piety, correct children's thinking, and the teaching of knowledge should be secondary, that is, "the first filial piety, the second what you see and hear".

Children should be instructed to begin with primary school, that is, to read and write, and then to read the scriptures and sub-classics. After reading the book of the Ministry of Scripture, I studied the history book, and the book said: "The book is passed, and the history is read." The Three Character Classic concludes with an emphasis on the attitude and purpose of learning.

It can be said that the "Three Character Classic" is not only a children's literacy textbook, but also the author's work on enlightenment education, which needs to be paid attention to when reading. The "Three Character Classic" is a reading material compiled under the guidance of Confucianism, full of positive spirit.

The Three Character Classic is a traditional Chinese enlightenment book, and the Three Character Classic briefly narrates some well-known historical stories and expresses the moral concepts and philosophies that were generally accepted by ancient society in the form of three characters and one sentence. At the same time, because of its popular, easy-to-mouth, easy-to-remember and other characteristics, it is the same as "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Text" and "Thousand Family Poems" as the primary introductory textbooks of ancient Chinese private schools, collectively known as "Three Hundred Thousand Thousand".

The legend of the first work was Wang Yinglin in the Song Dynasty, and people in the Ming and Qing dynasties (such as Wang Xiang during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty and Zhang Taiyan, a scholar from modern universities) mostly identified the author as Wang Yinglin. Secondly, from the point of view of literary style, Wang Yinglin's other works also have more three-character sentences, a few years ago, in Yinzhou also unearthed Wang Yinglin with the "three-character classic" sentence style as the end of the temple record. In addition, Wang Yinglin is a scholar who cares about children's education, and in addition to the "Three Character Classic", he has 6 other children's enlightenment books.

**Request] These are very strong pieces of evidence.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Qu Dajun recorded in the eleventh volume of "Guangdong New Language": "The three-character scripture recited by Tong Meng was written by the Shizi of the late Song Dynasty. Shizi, a native of Dengzhou, Shunde, is an uncle, and is not a member of the Yuan Dynasty", thinking that Shizi, a native of Shunde, Guangdong, is the real author of the "Three Character Classic".

Shao Jinhan's poem in the Qing Dynasty: "Read the three-character training of Zhenli", self-note: ""The Book of Three Characters", written by Li Zhen of the South China Sea. That is, it was written by Li Zhen in the Ming Dynasty.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, the "Three Character Classic" has a history of more than 700 years, with a total of more than 1,000 characters, which can be described as a household name and popular among the people. The three-character verses are easy to recite and cover traditional Chinese education, history, astronomy, geography, ethics and morality, as well as some folklore. The "Three Character Classic" has long belonged not only to the Han nation, it has been translated into Manchu and Mongolian.

The Three Character Classic is no longer just in China, and its English and French translations have also been published. In 1990, the new English translation published in Singapore was selected by UNESCO as part of the "Children's Ethics Series" and promoted worldwide. It is also a must-read for children in ancient times.

The "Three Character Classic", which has a history of more than 1,000 years, still has great vitality. In the past, many insightful scholars, including Zhang Taiyan, devoted themselves to the commentary and continuation of the "Three Character Classic". Imitation of the "Three Character Classic" form of reading, such as "Female Three Character Classic", "Geography Three Character Classic", "Medical Three Character Classic", "Western Learning Three Character Classic", "Workers and Peasants Three Character Classic", "Military Three Character Classic", "Buddhism Three Character Classic", "Taoism Three Character Classic" emerge in an endless stream and are popular all over the world.

Recently, Mr. Gao Zhanxiang, the former executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture, also created the "New Three Character Classic", which has also received widespread attention. Drawing on the principle of concentrated literacy in rhyme in the "Three Character Classic", Shenzhen Cewen Science and Technology Development **** has also developed a series of Aiwen literacy reading courses, including "The Classic of Chinese Characters", to promote Chinese reading teaching, which has been widely praised.

The historical part of the Three Character Classic reads as follows:

Xia Youyu, Shang Youtang, Zhou Wenwu, called the three kings. Xia Chunyan passed on his son, and his family was all over the world; Four hundred years, the summer society.

Tang Vaxia, the national name merchant; 600 years, until death. King Wu of Zhou, the first to be punished; Eight chops of celery for a hundred years, the longest.

Zhou Zhedong, Wang Gangshen; Recklessly, Shang lobbied. The beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period and the end of the Warring States Period; Five tyrants are strong, and seven heroes are out.

Ying Qin's family, the beginning of the annexation; Biography II, Chu Han Zheng. Gao Zuxing, Han Yejian; To filial piety, Wang Mang usurped.

Guangwuxing, for the Eastern Han Dynasty; Four hundred years, finally dedicated. Wei Shu Wu, fighting for the Han Dynasty; No. Three Kingdoms, up to two Jin.

Song Qiji, Liang Chencheng; For the Southern Dynasty, the capital is Jinling. Northern Yuan Wei, divided into east and west; Yuwen Zhou, with Gao Qi.

to Sui, a Tuyu; No more transmission, loss of unity. Tang Gaozu, rebel division; In addition to the Sui chaos, create a national foundation.

Regarding the age of the writing of the "Three Character Classic" and the author's successive dynasties, most of the later generations of scholars tend to believe that "Mr. Wang Bohou of the Song Confucianism wrote the "Three Character Classic", that is, in order to better educate the children of his own clan to read, Wang Yinglin compiled a three-character song recipe that integrates the subset of the classics and history.

Wang Yinglin was a native of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the historical part of the original work of the "Three Character Classic" only ended in the Song Mu Liang Dynasty. With the development of history, in order to reflect the changes of the times, each dynasty has people to the "Three Character Classic" constantly supplemented, Qinlun Qing Daoguang period He Xingsi added about the history of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, a total of 24 sentences.