What are the two classes of traditional China?

"Small at both ends" refers to the proletariat and the big landlords and the big bourgeoisie.

"Large and medium" refers to the peasant class, petty bourgeoisie and national bourgeoisie.

Modern China society is a society with two small ends and a big middle. The proletariat and the big landlords and the big bourgeoisie are only a few, while the peasants, the urban petty bourgeoisie and other middle classes account for the vast majority of the national population. Although the proletariat is the most conscious, disciplined and revolutionary, its number is less than 1% and its strength is very weak.

Although the number of big landlords and big bourgeoisie is small, they control the national political power and have the support of imperialism, so their strength greatly exceeds that of the proletariat.

Extended data

In feudal society and feudal system economy, all landlords, such as feudal lords, are also called landlords. China feudal society is the most typical landlord economy. The feudal landlords in China adopted various forms of land management: some operated by themselves, while others exploited employees.

The big landlord class is essentially a class that lags behind the bourgeoisie and is a class under the feudal relations of production, which cannot promote social progress. But its wealth is enormous. Due to social changes and its own reasons, it can be transformed into the bourgeoisie or even the big bourgeoisie.

The petty bourgeoisie has its unique duality, which requires both breaking the private ownership of landlords' land and fearing fierce market competition and maintaining a moderate market closure. So they may become middle class or bankrupt civilians.