Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Youxi County
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Trending topics shown first"A student asked, “How can a person develop his sincerity and reverence and get rid of his desires?” Zhu Xi responded, “These are the end-points. Sincerity requires getting rid of all sorts of falsenes…"
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Timeline
1130
Born
Birth1200
Died
Death
Family & Connections
- father:
- Zhu Song
- mother:
- Zhu Shi
- spouse:
- Liu Shi
- children:
- Zhu Shu, Zhu Ye, Zhu Zai
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