Sima Guang's love of books in China's ancient translation.

Only Sima Guang's Paradise reading room has 10,000 redundant books on literature and history. Among them, the books that Sima Guang often reads every morning and evening, even after reading for decades, look like new ones, as if they have never been touched by hands. Sima Guang once said to his son during the public holiday: "Businessmen love to collect money, while Confucianism only collects these (books), so we should know how to cherish them.

Every year when the weather is fine, I will set up several book cases in the sunny place, put those books on them obliquely and thread them through the sewing thread. So although it took a long time, the book was not damaged. When it comes to opening books, you must first tidy up a few cases, put a mattress under the book, and then sit up and read.

Sometimes (you can't sit up and read) you need to read while walking, so you should put the book on the square (read) and never dare to hold the book directly with your hands. This is not only worrying that your hands will sweat on the page, but also worrying that you will touch the thread of the book. After reading each page, stick the thumb side of your right hand on the edge of the page, and then twist the page with your index finger (matching your thumb).

Turn a page like this, so you don't have to destroy the paper. I often see you pick up the pages directly with your fingers when turning pages, which is quite different from what I mean. Now Buddhists and Taoists still know how to respect their scriptures. How can we Confucianism be worse than them? You should remember my words. "

Source: Fei Zhou's Cool Flows Full of Records in Song Dynasty.

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Sima guang's anecdotes and allusions-stories are true.

Sima Guang's family has a rich collection of books. When he lived in Luoyang, he bought 20 acres of land and built a "unique paradise" with more than 10 thousand books on literature and history. He also established a "reading library", in which 5,000 copies of Jing Shan were opened and 2,400 copies of Writing Oracle were obtained.

Good at protecting books, from Er Fu to Chongyang, every year, books are put on file to be exposed on sunny days. The console table is clean and covered with wormwood, but every household sits up and reads. When reading a book, don't hold it empty-handed, lest your hands get wet with sweat. After collecting books for decades, his books are still as good as new.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Sima Guang loves books