Yan Zhitui, a native of Jiangling (now jiangling county, Hubei Province), was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong Province). He was an ancient writer and educator in China.

Academically, Yan Zhitui is knowledgeable, and he has written a lot all his life, most of which have been lost. Today, there are two books: Family Instructions of Yan Family and Resentment, and there are two versions: Notes on Urgent Chapters, Secular Evidence and Spiritual Collection.

Major achievements

In literary creation, Yan Zhitui wrote a lot. His Yan Family Training is the first family training with grand system and rich content in the history of Han nationality in China, which is the first of its kind in Han nationality. It provides reference for future generations in family education and moral cultivation, and also provides reference for future generations to study the history, language and literature of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

At the same time, the articles in the book are unique and beautiful. Although there are many parallel prose, there are also prose, reasoning and narration, which can be said to be Yan Zhitui's practice of advocating style reform all his life.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yan Zhitui