Chóngrén

Chongren lies in eastern Jiangxi, in the country of Fuzhou. Its tradition of learning produced the Ming scholar Wu Yubi, known as Kangzhai, whose teaching gave its name to the Chongren school of Confucian thought. He combined study of the classics with attention to moral discipline in daily life.

Wu declined opportunities for official advancement and devoted himself to teaching and reflection. He urged students to examine themselves in action as well as cultivate their minds in quiet. His writings and example influenced later thinkers, and the Qing scholar Huang Zongxi placed the Chongren school at the beginning of his survey of Ming Confucian learning. The county's name thus became associated with a current of thought reaching well beyond Jiangxi.