"Cai Gen Tan: The Essence of Chinese Classics" Author: Hong Yingming Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Cai Gen Tan is a collection of quotations on self-cultivation, life, dealing with the world and leaving the world compiled by Hong Yingming, a Taoist priest in the early Ming Dynasty. It was written during the Wanli period. As a work rich in Han nationality's life ethics, it profoundly reflects the Han nationality's tendency to apply traditional morality to life.