Taking the example of a Shanxi gentry family’s behavior during the social turmoil of the late Ming and early Qing, this essay examines the importance the gentry attached to community construction projects and stabili...Taking the example of a Shanxi gentry family’s behavior during the social turmoil of the late Ming and early Qing, this essay examines the importance the gentry attached to community construction projects and stability, and the effects of this emphasis on their sentiments and behavior at a time of dynastic transition. The author also relates these matters to the importance of the "small community" in traditional China.展开更多
文摘Taking the example of a Shanxi gentry family’s behavior during the social turmoil of the late Ming and early Qing, this essay examines the importance the gentry attached to community construction projects and stability, and the effects of this emphasis on their sentiments and behavior at a time of dynastic transition. The author also relates these matters to the importance of the "small community" in traditional China.
