Abstract: Comprised of 622 quotations from four Confucian scholars, i.e., ZHOU Dun-yi, ZHANG Zai, CHENG Hao and CHENG Yi (with an exception from SHAO Yong) selected and edited by famous Confucians ZHU Xi and LV Zu-qian in the south Song dynasty, Jinsi Record is an important work in the history of Confucianism. Ignoring the divergences between ZHOU Dun-yi, SHAO Yong and ZHANG Zai on the one hand CHENG Brothers on the other, ZHU and LV focused on their similarities and put them together. However, ZHU and LV obviously emphasized “investigating things” to “extend knowledge”. Thus, Jinsi Record marks the turning point of Neo-Confucianism from its emphasis on the “knowledge of morality” to that on the “knowledge of seeing and hearing”. The logic inherent in the comprehensive and thoughtful compilation of Jinsi Record also reflects ZHU Xi’s own ideas and insights.