What classics should China people read first before the Reform Movement of 1898?
Before the Reform Movement of 1898, China people had to read books on the nature and principles of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, such as The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Yijing, Chunqiu, Daili, etc., and then they involved eight books, such as Compendium as a Mirror, Historical Records and Hanshu. According to relevant public information, the setting of local Confucianism in the middle and early Qing Dynasty was almost the same as that in the Ming Dynasty, including government, state, county and health science. However, the management of local Confucianism in the Qing Dynasty is very different from that in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the popularization of non-commissioned officers. After entering the Qing Dynasty, the development of academies was also banned first and then promoted. After nine years of Shunzhi (1652), it was forbidden to establish private schools. This ban was not really lifted until the 11th year of Yongzheng (1733) ordered the construction of academies all over the country. However, although there was no ban on opening academies before, there were no special restrictions on academies during the Kangxi period, so some famous academies were restored. After Yongzheng was banned, academies in Qing Dynasty developed rapidly, but the right to set up academies in various places was in the hands of officials. Like official schools, the policy of running schools was also funded by the state. There are also other colleges that advocate: Yan Yuan: inherit the cause of Confucius, practice hard, and abandon the old habits of only Nuo Nuo, empty talk, chasing ink, and useless imperial examinations; Understand the needs of the world, learn the applied knowledge, and grasp the opportunities of talents, political security, academic evil and righteousness, and the rise and fall of the country. Yan Yuan advocated carrying out the "Six Institutes", "Three Things" and "Three Things" education of Yao Shun and Kong Zhou in the pre-Qin period in school education. The so-called "six hospitals" means "water, fire, gold, wood, soil and valley"; The "three things" are "virtue", "utility" and "generosity"; The "three things" are "Liu De" (knowledge, benevolence, holiness, righteousness and neutrality), six lines (filial piety, friendship, harmony, marriage, agreement and sadness) and "six arts" (ceremony, music, shooting, royal, book and number).