The Growth Trajectory,Social Composition And Local Role Of Local Elites In Song Dynasty

During the Song Dynasty,a group of new social forces emerged at the grass-roots level in China,namely,local elites,especially in Fuzhou,Jiangxi Province.Throughout the rise and development of the elite stratum in Fuzhou,it mainly relies on the strength of wealth to grow up gradually,and the sources of wealth power of these local elite stratum are various,but mainly through the management of their own land to become rich,and ultimately rise at the grass-roots level of society.After the local elite became an important force at the grass-roots level,they began to use their own social activities to influence the development of grass-roots society.They contcributed their own strength to the local development by building academies,participating iin local relief,maintaining local public order and other social activities.However,as the local elite gradually became Imore powerf'ul at the grass-roots level,conflicts inevitably arose with the lower-level people and even court officials.As an indispensable force,the local elites in the Song Dynasty became the,middle class"connecting the central and lower levels.These people made good use of the characteristics of the Song Dynasty,which was characterized by great social differentiation and development.Under the background of high economic development,relying on their own wealth,they quickly became the social forces that had an important impact on the local society.That is to say,the times shape the local elites,which leave their own brand in the times,and they interact with each other.