A Study Of The Xu Family In Gaoyang New Town In Medieval Times

The family case studies of the Middle Ancient Times usually focuses on the royal family clan or imperial palace, though scholars pay less attention to the common clan such as the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County, which lasts about five hundred years and more than twenty generations. So the study on the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County is very necessary, and which will enrich the family case studies of the Middle Ancient Times.The full text is divided into four parts:Chapter One tries to define the range of the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County, through the origin, branch and the geological evolution of Gaoyang Xincheng.Chapter Two try to make sure the ancestor and summarize characteristics of the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County in the early years. Qin and han dynasties is the brewing and preliminary formation period of the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County, which lay a good foundation for the analysis of the characteristics of the clan.Chapter Three analyses the family members, the officer, the marriage and literature discourse of the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County since the Wei dynasty to Tang dynasty.Chapter Four based on Chapter Two and Chapter Three summaries the family heirloom, evolution characteristics, social status etc, then try to explore the important factors that affect the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County.The main conclusions of this essay are as follows:First, the ancestor of the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County can be traced back to Xu Pi in Han dynasty, but the exact earliest member of the family should be Xu Ju in Wei dynasty.Second, the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County steps to the first-class for some occasions during Wei and Jin dynasty. However, the family is divided into north and south two branches as perish of Xijin dynasty. The members of south one sometimes retreat, though sometimes are aggressive accompany the competition between the imperial power and the family power. The north branch affected by the conflict and fusion between Hu and Han political power, the development of Xu Yan lead the clan to a new level. Since Sui dynasty, the two branches work for the same political power, but did not merge,the original of the north branch gradually buried in this early period, while the south branch present a short prosperous situation and then gradually disappear in the long river of the history.Third, the main characteristic of the Xu’s clan of Gaoyang Xincheng County is long history but not remarkable. It has three influence factors:small family cohesion, affected by the political situation seriously, and ignore the importance of knowledge gradually.