Why are the agrarian economy and the patriarchal system two keys to understanding traditional Chinese culture?

The agrarian economy is an economic form in which the cultivation of crops and the breeding of livestock and poultry are the main modes of production, and it laid the economic foundation of ancient Chinese society. Because farming activities such as cultivation, sowing and harvesting take considerable time and labor, the farming economy also promoted the formation of social systems such as family organizations and local clans in ancient Chinese society. The patriarchal system, on the other hand, refers to a form of social organization that mixes elements such as blood relations, hereditary systems and fixed social identities with each other. As a special social system, it played a crucial role in ancient Chinese traditional culture. After thousands of years, the patriarchal system has had a profound influence on the social structure, economic life, political system and cultural inheritance of ancient China, and has become one of the unique elements of traditional Chinese culture.

The core features of both the agrarian economy and the patriarchal system have undoubtedly become one of the most important keys to understanding traditional Chinese culture, which is evident in all stages of China's history and cultural development, and which has important historical and cultural values.