The Studies On Dongping Wang Family Of Yuan

The Shandong Dongping Wang family was an official and cultural family inthe Yuan dynasty, which had outstanding contribution in all respects. Main charactersof this family played an important role in politics. Some took the vital position andserved the people honestly, while some who were local officials made greatcontribution to the development of economy and education. Wang family widelycontacted with other officials by poem in order to step to the upper class. The familymembers were good at not only politics but also literature. Inherited the familytradition and created continuously, The family members had great success in literatureand history and demonstrated artistic talents in many ways. According to the lineage,This article will describe the main characters’careers, sociality and writings to assessthe family’s historical contribution objectively and reveal its status. This paper willbe divided into four parts:The first part combs wang lineage’s context, describes the official experience ofWang Gongyuan, Wanggou, Wang shixi and Wang shidian and sums up theirachievements and contributions. This part also discusses the family’s rise anddevelopment process to show the nature of ShiHuan family.The second part discusses the family members’social contacts and summarizesthe characteristics and functions of the social activities.The third part researches Wanggou, Wang Shixi and Wang Shidian’sachievements in literature and art to highlight their cultural contribution and position.The fourth part explores the family’s trait and the effect to cultivate their moralityand political practice, and shows its rich content of the family.