"The Way of University" is the first sentence at the beginning of the Confucian classic "University". University was originally an article in the Book of Rites. The Book of Rites is an important collection of laws and regulations in ancient China, with 20 volumes and 49 articles. It is said that it was written by Confucius' disciples and his re-disciples, and it was compiled into a book by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty.

In the process of dissemination, The Book of Rites was highly praised by Confucian scholars such as Dong Zhongshu, Zheng Xuan, Kong, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi in the Song Dynasty, and its position in the Confucian political and religious system was increasing.

Introduction:

University is a suicide note left by Confucius and his disciples, and it is an introductory reading of Confucianism. Therefore, Zhu listed it as the first of the "four books". Zhu also thought that the book "University" contained in the Book of Rites was disordered, so he rearranged it and divided it into two parts: classics and biography.

Among them, the "Jing" chapter is the original words of Confucius, recorded by Ceng Zi, a student of Confucius; The ten chapters of Biography are Ceng Zi's understanding and exposition of "Jing", which were recorded by students in Ceng Zi.