Society. Trend Wu Wang's Family And The Modern Suzhou

This article focused on the lineage of surname Wang in Wuqu Fang of Suzhou. Though studying the development of this lineage, we try to connect the lineage with the local society of Jiangnan area, and examine the relationships between the country and lineage, the lineage and social control of grass - roots unit, the lineage and social change. If we can clarify these relationships, that means much to know the Chinese traditional society and her modernization.During the period of Late Ming and Early Qing, the surname Wang transplanted from Tanchuan in She Xian of Huizhou to Wuqu Fang of Suzhou. After that, the lineage transplanted the lineage system of Huizhou to Suzhou, and set up the organization of lineage. The process of being the local of surname Wang was very long. In the middle of Qing dynasty, the surname Wang paid much attention to not only the business, but also the imperial examination. The war of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom stroke heavy blows at the lineage, but soon after the lineage returned to the normal, and engaged in the reconstruction of social order of Suzhou. With the speeding up of social change, the lineage organization readjusted itself to advance with times, and changed itself from traditional lineage to modern lineage. When the imperial examination system was abolished, the intellectuals of Wang gave themselves up to the field of education. Then the lineage became the new one, the lineage of education.