A Study On The Left Family Of Laiyang In The Ming And Qing Dynasties

The Zuos is a well-known cultural family in Laiyang and even in the east Shangdong in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It developed from the Emperor Longqin and Wanli, thieved in the Emperor Tianqi and Chongzhen, met with a catastrophe in the Emperor Shunzhi.From the immigration to Laiyang during the Yongle Period in Ming Dynasty, to the end of the Qing Dynasty. And the inheritance continues to this day. There is a clear configuration inside the Zuos kinship. The Zuos bred seventeen generations, which added up to hundreds of years. In the development process of the Zuos family, the patriarchal clan system continues to be perfection, and family activity continues increasing. The people of the family put a high value on culture and education, they establish many cultural communities, at the same time, make friends with obedient people. At the beginning of the Zuos family establishment, it was famous for the sense of faithful. With the development of the Zuos, the person in the family requested improvement, formed the seriously attitude to culture and education. The Zuos family is not only concern for the ability, but also concern for the personal character. The prosperity of the Zuos family is mainly due to the regional culture of Laiyang and the culture education traditional of the Zuos family. Zuo Maodi and Zuo Maotai are the representative persons. Zuo Maodi seek the well-being for the people, served for the country; Zuo Maotai was known for his poetry and article, and he was called as “literary leader of Liaobei”.