Study of Literacy and Daily Reading:Dongyuan Zazi and Folk Education of Lingnan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Zazi textbooks are widely circulated literacy textbooks since the Ming Dynasty,which play an important role in folk education and spreading cultural knowledge.Dongyuan Zazi and Dongyuan Zazi Daquan were common in Lingnan area in the late Qing Dynasty,and were also widely circulated among Westerners,and have become auxiliary materials for Westerners to learn Chinese.The widespread use of zazi books is directly related to the significant increase in literacy rate during the Ming and Qing dynasties,reflecting the characteristics of folk education and providing some reference and inspiration for contemporary education.