[Video by Chen Haojun]
Editor's Note: This video series follows Xiaoru, a middle school student from Shanghai's Jiading district, as she explores the Jiading Confucian Temple. Through dialogues with historical figures, Xiaoru explores Confucian values. The series emphasizes Jiading's rich Confucian heritage and the lasting influence of Confucianism on shaping the soul and character.
In the second episode, Xiaoru encounters Gui Youguang, a Ming Dynasty scholar (1506-1571) who taught in Jiading district for more than 20 years, during a crossing of time. Both have faced setbacks in exams. Watch as Xiaoru, confused and unsure at first, learns important lessons about attitudes toward learning and life through her conversation with him.

