Not just for the emperor Zhu Xi lived in an era of changing value systems, when the old system was dissolving. His understanding of and reflections on society generated innovations from the highest levels of abstract thought to the most common aspects of daily life.
朱熹所處的是一個價值觀變動、舊有制度瓦解的時代，他對自己生長社會的瞭解與反省，使他從高層的思想到較低的生活都有開展。