https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/four-books/Recent content in Four Books on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usMon, 06 Apr 2026 07:25:00 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/minnan-naming-moment-1190/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:25:00 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/minnan-naming-moment-1190/1190 AD was the inaugural year of the great philosopher Zhu Xi's tenure as Prefect of Zhangzhou, marking a pivotal shift for Minnan culture from a 'frontier prefecture' to the 'Land of Rites and Letters.' Based on digital records from the 'Bamin Tongzhi' and 'Longhai County Gazetteer,' this article decodes historical details including the abolition of 7 million units of illegal taxes and the formal establishment of the 'Four Books' curriculum. This provides a precise ancestral cultural blueprint for the overseas Chinese diaspora.