{"id":86,"date":"2026-05-12T06:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudlanddao.xyz\/haizi-wen-wo-jia-xin-shenme\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:20:55","slug":"haizi-wen-wo-jia-xin-shenme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudlanddao.xyz\/en\/haizi-wen-wo-jia-xin-shenme\/","title":{"rendered":"My child asked me \"What does our family believe in?\" - Cultural inheritance lessons for overseas Chinese families"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. That moment that all overseas parents will encounter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When your child is seven or eight years old, he comes back from school and suddenly asks you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;\u7238\u7238\/\u5988\u5988\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5bb6\u4fe1\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Or another version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;David\u8bf4\u4ed6\u4eec\u5bb6\u6bcf\u5468\u53bb\u6559\u5802\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5bb6\u5462\uff1f&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You were stunned. Because you don\u2019t know how to answer either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4f60\u4e0d\u662f\u6ca1\u6709\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3002\u4f60\u8fc7\u5e74\u4f1a\u7ed9\u7956\u5b97\u4e0a\u9999\uff0c\u6e05\u660e\u8282\u5fc3\u91cc\u4f1a\u96be\u53d7\uff0c\u4e70\u623f\u642c\u5bb6\u4f1a\u627e\u5148\u751f\u770b\u65e5\u5b50\u2014\u2014<strong>You have a lot of things, but you can\u2019t quite put your finger on what it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is to help you clarify the \"unexplainable things\" for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u4e8c\u3001&#8221;\u6211\u4eec\u5bb6\u4fe1\u4ec0\u4e48&#8221;\u2014\u2014\u4e00\u4e2a\u53ef\u4ee5\u8bb2\u7ed9\u5b69\u5b50\u7684\u7b54\u6848<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our family believes in ancestors and filial piety.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's that simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No theological explanations, no complex concepts required. Just say this to your child:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u300c\u6211\u4eec\u5bb6\u7684\u4f20\u7edf\u662f\u2014\u2014\u8bb0\u4f4f\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u7956\u5148\uff0c\u5c0a\u656c\u957f\u8f88\uff0c\u9022\u5e74\u8fc7\u8282\u796d\u62dc\u4ed6\u4eec\u3002\u56e0\u4e3a\u4ed6\u4eec\u7ed9\u4e86\u6211\u4eec\u751f\u547d\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u4e5f\u8981\u4f20\u7ed9\u4e0b\u4e00\u4ee3\u3002\u8fd9\u5c31\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u5bb6\u7684\u505a\u6cd5\u3002\u300d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5b69\u5b50\u80fd\u542c\u61c2\u3002\u4ed6\u4eec\u4e0d\u9700\u8981\u61c2\u300c\u614e\u7ec8\u8ffd\u8fdc\u300d\u56db\u4e2a\u5b57\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u9700\u8981\u7684\u662f\uff1a<strong>\u4e00\u4e2a\u6e05\u6670\u7684\u3001\u80fd\u8ddf\u540c\u5b66\u8bf4\u6e05\u695a\u7684\u8eab\u4efd\u6807\u7b7e\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this label, when he was asked \"What do you believe\" in school, he had the answer:<strong>&#8220;We do ancestor veneration \u2014 it&#8217;s our family tradition.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u4e09\u3001\u4e0d\u662f\u4f60&#8221;\u6559&#8221;\u5b69\u5b50\uff0c\u662f\u4f60&#8221;\u505a&#8221;\u7ed9\u5b69\u5b50\u770b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most important principle and the most certain thing in our twenty-five years of experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u6c11\u4fd7\u6587\u5316\u4e0d\u662f\u6559\u51fa\u6765\u7684\uff0c\u662f&#8221;\u6f14&#8221;\u51fa\u6765\u7684\u3002<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4f60\u4e0d\u9700\u8981\u5f00\u4e00\u5802\u300c\u4e2d\u534e\u4f20\u7edf\u6587\u5316\u8bfe\u300d\u3002\u4f60\u53ea\u9700\u8981<strong>\u5728\u505a<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Qingming Festival, you put offerings on the balcony, and your children saw it.<br>You light incense during the Ghost Festival, and the child comes over.<br>During the New Year, you bow to the east, and your children imitate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4ed6\u4eec\u8bb0\u4f4f\u7684\u4e0d\u662f\u4f60\u8bf4\u7684\u9053\u7406\uff0c\u800c\u662f<strong>\u4f60\u505a\u8fd9\u4e9b\u4e8b\u7684\u65f6\u5019\u8138\u4e0a\u7684\u795e\u60c5<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why we always emphasize: \"If you do it, you will teach it.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four or three things you can do with your children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no need for a big scene, just three small things are enough:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2460 Place offerings together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Qingming Festival or death anniversary, let your children help you place fruits and pour water. Tell him, \"This is for grandma and grandpa.\" No need to explain more. After doing it once, he knew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2461 Bow three times together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Children do whatever adults do. You bow, he bows. This is the most natural inheritance. Fifty years from now he will be doing the same thing in his own house and he will be thinking of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2462 Tell a story about an ancestor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e0d\u9700\u8981\u8bb2\u5927\u5386\u53f2\u3002\u8bb2\u4f60\u7237\u7237\u7684\u4e00\u4ef6\u4e8b\u2014\u2014\u4ed6\u600e\u4e48\u6765\u7684\u8fd9\u4e2a\u56fd\u5bb6\u3001\u4ed6\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u5403\u4ec0\u4e48\u3001\u4ed6\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u53e3\u5934\u7985\u3002\u5b69\u5b50\u4f1a\u8bb0\u4f4f\u8fd9\u4e9b\u7ec6\u8282\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e9b\u7ec6\u8282\u6784\u6210\u4e86\u4ed6\u7684\u300c\u6211\u4ece\u54ea\u91cc\u6765\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u4e94\u3001\u5173\u4e8e&#8221;\u4fe1\u4ef0&#8221;\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u6709\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u4e00\u5957<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many overseas Chinese will unconsciously compare themselves with Western religions and feel that they are \"not formal enough\". Look at it from another angle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u897f\u65b9\u6559\u5802\u6bcf\u5468\u805a\u4f1a \u2192 \u6211\u4eec\u6bcf\u9022\u8282\u6c14\u548c\u5fcc\u65e5\u796d\u62dc<\/li>\n<li>\u897f\u65b9\u6709\u5723\u7ecf \u2192 \u6211\u4eec\u6709\u5bb6\u65cf\u8c31\u7cfb\u548c\u89c4\u77e9\u4f20\u627f<\/li>\n<li>\u897f\u65b9\u6709\u7267\u5e08 \u2192 \u6211\u4eec\u6709\u5bb6\u65cf\u4e2d\u7684\u957f\u8005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another complete spiritual system.<strong>\u4e0d\u662f\u4f60\u6ca1\u6709\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff0c\u662f\u4f60\u6709\u4e0d\u53eb&#8221;religion&#8221;\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's important to tell your children this. Not to let them reject other people\u2019s beliefs, but to let them know that our family\u2019s traditions are no less important than anyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u516d\u3001\u4ece\u4eca\u5929\u5f00\u59cb\uff0c\u4e0d\u7528\u7b49&#8221;\u51c6\u5907\u597d&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No one starts being a parent until he is ready, and no one starts passing on culture until he is ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t need to understand the theory or follow the rules. You only need to do one thing today or next weekend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Put out a glass of water, light a stick of incense, call the children, and bow three times.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have passed on Chinese culture to the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5f80\u540e\u4f60\u60f3\u505a\u5f97\u66f4\u5b8c\u6574\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u6709\u6574\u5957\u65b9\u6848\u7ed9\u4f60\u3002\u4f46<strong>\u6700\u91cd\u8981\u7684\u6c38\u8fdc\u662f\u8fd9\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b65<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udcde <strong>\u60f3\u5efa\u7acb\u4f60\u5bb6\u7684\u796d\u7956\u4f20\u627f\uff1f\u8054\u7cfb\u6211\u3002<\/strong><br>Help you implement a complete set of family traditions overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/8618015677688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\ud83d\udcac WhatsApp consultation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/m.me\/cloudlanddao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2709\ufe0f Messenger<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:cloudlanddao@gmail.com\">\ud83d\udce7 Email consultation<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>This article was originally written by Yun Jiandao. 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