Did China always have the characteristics of isomorphism between home and country in ancient times?

"isomorphism of home and country" means that families, clans (clans) and countries have the same sex in organizational structure. "isomorphism of family and country" is a remarkable feature of a patriarchal society. The so-called "isomorphism of family and country" means that families, clans and countries are of the same sex in organizational structure, all of which are dominated by blood-patriarchal relations and have strict patriarchal system.

The isomorphism system of home and country is an organic combination of autocratic monarchy and patriarchal clan system in feudal society. In ancient China, the family was centered on parents. Due to the existence of inheritance law with the eldest son of the royal family as the core, its influence in social organizations, and the inherent requirement of patriarchal concept, "filial piety" parents have become the value standard of every family member. In the state power structure, it is a strict social organization system with the monarch as the core, from the three officials and nine ministers of the central government to the local state, county and county governors. In this system, "loyalty" to the monarch is the political obligation of every subject, and it is also the standard to measure personal quality and value politically. The consistency of "filial piety" and "loyalty", and the communication between "family" and "country" depend on the patriarchal concept and the general teachings that reflect this patriarchal concept.

Under the isomorphic social structure of family and country, the country in the history of China has always appeared as a variant of paternalism, which is the so-called "family world". At that time, due to the closed nature of the small-scale peasant economy, farmers' identification with "home" naturally extended to their identification with "country". "In the minds of farmers, the ideal national political relationship has become a natural amplification of family relations, officials are called' parents', and the ideal emperor is' loving the people like children'. This transmission mechanism of political identity forms the traditional social structure of "isomorphism between home and country" in China. Under such a structure, the state and the family are interlinked, and monarchical power and patriarchy are mutually used. Therefore, the way of governing the country and the family is universal. "Three cardinal guides and five permanent members" not only defines the relationship between individuals and families, but also regulates the relationship between individuals and countries. In people's minds, the two are in the same breath. For example, defending the country and defending the country, the imperial power is the core of this structure, and its authority is very high, which can not be challenged, thus forming the feudal autocracy in China.