Research Of Beggar Households In Dynasties Of Ming And Qing

Beggar households, also known as fallen people, is the name of a Dalithousehold registration, when this has appeared untouchable legend Song, Yuan, Mingand surviving in each generation. Many called beggar households, Yuan calledcowardly pity households falling dollar formerly known people or inert people, Yuanafter all households with membership name beggar, Although the title is different, butthe lowly status of the substance is the same. Households with civilian identitybeggars are distinct, In addition, although it has many similarities with the musicfamily, but they are two different concepts. Sources view as many as dozens ofhouseholds beggar, after analysis, comparing various origins endorse said; beggarhouseholds are distributed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, They are engaged in,such as trumpeter, barber, etc. Xiniang inferior occupation, the vast majority ofincome from their main occupation-"do fall to the people", the members of theinternal economy is relatively differentiation, therefore, not a beggar householdeconomic concepts, but a political concept. As a regional pariah, legal and socialstatus of beggar families are very poor, Ming and Qing law clothing, marriage,imperial and other aspects of the legal punishment Dalits have done a lot of restrictiveprovisions, including beggar households, in addition, in social life beggar families aremuch beloved of discrimination. To change this lowly status, beggar families haveprotest, but only the behavior of individual households beggar. Ming and Qinggovernment to beggar status households have made some adjustments, especiallyEmperor Yongzheng excluded cheap membership policy, is seen as the real beginningof the Qing dynasty beggar households untouchability adjustment. However, theseadjustments are not completely, to the Qing Dynasty, the active participation of thegentry so that "people close to teach fall campaign" has become a bottom-upmovement of the identity of evolution, But, social discrimination still exists, beggarfamilies are forced to livelihoods had engaged former humble occupation, until thefounding of New China, the beggar family gradually disappeared.