Fuleis Family Letters is a book of letters written by Chinese translator and writer Fu Lei to his elder son Fu Cong, who is a famous 1. Between 1954 and 1966, Fu Cong spent a lot of time away from home training as a piano player. As a result, writing letters became Fu Lei's 2 way of communicating with his elder son. Fu Min, Fu Lei's younger son, edited the letters and the book 3 in 1981.
The book 4 Fu Lei's family tradition and value. To Fu Lei, the purpose of education of a person, as shown in Fu Lei's Family Letters, is to make that person 5 to society. Fu Lei praised his son Fu Cong for winning a piano6 . Fu Lei wrote, "We are happy that you've made our country 7 . I am so excited when I think about your future. You will make great progress and serve more people, encourage them and heal them."
In the family letters, Fu Cong was also 8 to read famous Chinese texts. When reading these books, Fu Cong was told to link ideas and feelings together, for that would help him become a better person. To Fu Lei, learning to be a good person comes 9 any academic training. In 1954, Fu Lei wrote, "Otherwise, the person will not 10 much, no matter how knowledgeable he or she is."
Fu Lei's Family Letters has great influence on people in China. The book helps many young students understand how they should live their lives.
