Jingjiang Zhang Family Research In Ming And Qing Dynasty

Jing Jiang Zhang Family was a typical representative of the Imperial Family in the Qing Dynasty,also the most famous surname mayo in the Zhenjiang government.Since emperor Yuani Dynasty,the family immigrated from the Central Plains to Dantu in Zhenjiang.The previous generations of the family managed with their whole-heartedly,and they gained a firm foothold in Dantu gradually.On the late Ming Dynasty,the influence of the family was enhanced.In the early Qing Dynasty,the family became an imperial family and growed gradually,they became a renowned southern aristocratic family at last.With the development of the imperial family,Zhang Family,as a relocation family,from the initial settled in Dantu to actively participate in the construction and maintenance of this place,its influence has been increasing.One of the most representative examples,the family participated in local charity events and these charity events could be divided into two cases,which were internal and external.Generally speaking,charity events toward the society mainly included rescuing victims,aiding to the people,adopting abandoned,establishing justice crossing and so on.Charity events within the family contained two parts,which were free accesses to school and yoshida.Through this series of local charity events,Zhang Family was increasingly involved in the local construction and maintenance.With the continuous expansion of the family influence,the family paid more attention on education and expected to through the imperial examination to let family forces extend outwardly from Dantu.In the Kangxi and Qianlong years,due to the continuous efforts of Zhang Family's tribe and the promotion the political environment,the family emerged senior officials,at this time Jing Jiang Zhang family reached its heyday.However,in the Jiadao years,accompanied by a series of social problems arise,the imperial road of Zhang Family gradually weakened.And look for the reasons Zhang Family imperial pomp of the early Qing Dynasty,the families' inside spiritual culture played a crucial role.The family traditions could be heritaged by their posterities,which could reflect the inherent cultural spirit of a family.In the late Ming Dynasty,because of the historical circumstances,most of Zhang Family tribe had the conscious that they could live without the outside world.But in the early Qing Dynasty,the ideology of the family began to change,more tribes' attitudes were going to positive and they had politically oriented.Therefore,at this time,the Zhang Family family advocated the concept of "loyalty","self-discipline" and other traditional literati spirit by generations,which played a positive and effective role on the familymembers' admitting to fame.