Ironically, in mainland China, which went through a destructive ten-year Cultural Revolution designed to wipe out Confucian thinking and old customs, they have recently begun to re-explore the significance of the traditional Chinese extended family. Many compilations such as The Complete Set of Family Precepts or The Precepts of Renowned Family Lines are being published.
眼光越過台灣海峽，對岸的大陸十年文革，本想打倒孔廟、破除四舊，然而改革開放後，他們竟又回過頭來探索傳統中國的家族意義，還出版了許多「家訓大全」、「名門家訓」之類的集子。