Ming Dynasty Patriarchal Clan Union And Clan Association

Content: Clan is the surname relative community which has same ancestors. This social phenomenon is rooted by blood relationship as the link community. The patriarchal clan had the huge development in the Ming Dynasty, to the mid and late part of Ming Dynasty, it appeared united clan association, this was the new characteristic of the developing patriarchal clan. Each patriarchal clan completed the union by means of purchasing the clan fields, composing the genealogy, establishing race ancestral hall, strengthening the race study. However, clan union and clan association has the dual characters as a neutral social organization, its appraisal was also two-sided.