| The essay aims at Wei Fenghua, gentry of Wuyuan area, Zhuang minority of Guangxi in late Qing Dynasty.From Qin & Han Dynasties to Ming & Qing dynasties, traditional Chinese society in Guangxi was based on the binary social structure of state ruling and region self—ruling. Under the special structure, the regional gentry (local intellectuals) on the one hand acknowledged central authorities, and on the other hand cultivated themselves with Confucian culture and developed their own community network of relationships. With the unique social status and living background, gentry hold varieties of statuses: agent of ruling class in primary-level society; class maintainer of traditional political system, ethics organizations and local social order. They are representatives of ruling class in grass-root level.Under the influence of Confucian thought and the great tradition of dynastic rule, gentry appeared in ethnic minority border areas. Sharing the same social status as those inland gentry, they are the integral part of the traditional gentry class. Meanwhile, they are different from the those inland gentry,. They are not only the constructionists of the lower class, but the promoters of Confucian culture. They took the responsibility of maintaining social stability of border area, as well as defending the dynastic ruling in the area.He organized local troops; offered free private school named Qinquan; rebuilt Lingshan School and taught there; he also held an executive position. He made great contributions to maintaining social stability, promoting Confucian culture in border area. Of course, the late Qing Dynasty held a position of alteration of generations. the world economy has entered the era of capitalist economy, but Wei Fenghua and his respective sectors, in essence, belongs to traditional society, they are the defenders of the existing social system, they are not representatives of innovative ideas and new culture ,they didn't share revolutionary spirit of the new era.
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