On The Revival Of The Rural Clan Force In The Transition Time

The clan is an organization which has a long history and broad scope and links blood relationship. In the feudal society which lasted several thousand years, as an important supplement and extending form, and also as a free order, the clan force existed for a very long time in the China history and always kept a stable position. But since the modern time, the country clan force declined progressively, and brought some variations. The clan force took a bad knock in the movements after the founding of New China, the clannishness was weak, the clan organization was disappeared, and the clan activity was basically stopped. However, along with the reform and opening up and economic transition, the rural life changed a lot, the country clan force returned to many rural areas. The clan permeated all aspects of rural life, and became an important issue which influenced the countryside's production and life and its development. How to treat its revival relates on the people's attitude to the rural clan, and people's realization and grasp to modernization. From the view of history and sociology, the essay studies the rise and fall of rural clan force, concludes the manifestation and features of the rural clan revival, dissects deeply the root to its revival from many angles, analyses its advantages and disadvantages. At last introduces measures to govern comprehensively.