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There used to be a phenomenon in many rural areas where there were a lot of children in the family, and the farmers at that time had to have a son after they got married, and they thought that after they had a son, the "flame" would continue.

But in contrast, in the city, there are many families that have only one child, and it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. So why is the concept of succession not as strong in the city as it is in the countryside?

Why is the concept of succession in rural areas so strong

Want to figure out why the concept of succession in urban areas is not as strong as in rural areas? We need to first understand why the rural areas are so important to the concept of inheritance?

First, let's take a look at the meaning of this word, the Qing Dynasty Li Bo Yuan in his book "officialdom" mentioned in the forty-ninth

They have worked hard all their lives to earn this family, and after a hundred years, there is no one to pass on to the next generation, I don't know what is the use of keeping this money?

From the ancient records of succession, a person struggles for most of his life, in his hundred years, this family business he can not take away, since he can not take away, there is a need to have a successor, so that they will not make their own hard work for a lifetime of results into nothing. But why can't this offspring, be done by a woman?

This brings us to the traditional clan name in the countryside, and its tradition that after a woman marries, her children take the man's name.

We all know that in the genealogy of rural clans, the name of the man will be recorded, and the woman is usually not in the genealogy, even if there is into, but only write so-and-so's clan, will not be written on the full name. This also means that in traditional rural culture, women are not recognized as heirs to the family, only men are.

Another reason why women can't be treated as heirs is that daughters are always married off, and when they are, the children they give birth to are also foreigners. In the genealogy of the clan, only those with the same surname are recorded, not those with a foreign surname, not even the offspring born to the female side of the clan with the same surname.

The reason for this is the emergence of the cause, and can not be one-sided, is not equal to the relationship between men and women, and this and the last thousand years, patriarchal society a true in the dominant related.

Previously, the ancients of the Three Principles and the Five Norms of Humanity, is very important, in the Warring States period of Confucianism representative of Mencius mentioned, unfilial three, no descendants for the great. This is the offspring, visible this idea of succession, is part of the traditional Confucianism a culture.

To understand the meaning of succession, we can easily understand, rural people on the concept of succession why so strong.

First of all: In many places in the countryside, there are ancestral shrines, which you basically can't see in the city. The countryside is still better preserved for the inheritance of the ancestral halls. Having a clanhouse also means having a genealogy, and rural life itself is a place of strong personal relationships, so if you live in the countryside, your descendants are not in the genealogy.

I believe there are many villagers, who cannot accept this. Therefore, they can only desperately try to find a way to give birth to a son, so that he entered the genealogy of the middle, so that not only their own incense continues, but also convenient for future generations to find the roots of the ancestors.

And then: Rural farmers generally do not have a high income, and there is no pension for them when they get old, so they can only count on their sons to be responsible for their old age, which is the traditional way of raising children.

On the contrary, the city people, they have a unit, after the retirement pension, can meet, their own pension needs, they have more choices, do not need to come to the child to prevent old age.

Moreover: In the past, no matter whether it is rural, or urban, there are family planning, if you violate the family planning, for different people, the punishment of the consequences are not the same.

Because farmers didn't have proper jobs or organizations, if they had too many children, they could only be punished monetarily, but people who had jobs in the cities, if they had too many children, they would face the risk of losing their jobs.

This has also led to the fact that even though some people in the city have the idea of passing on their children, they can only choose to keep their jobs if they have to work and have future generations. After all, with a job, life can last.

Finally: Rural people, because of culture, generally not as high as urban people, their thinking is still relatively conservative, feudal, they are for the traditional culture, has always been the default to follow, comply with down. But the city people because of the acceptance of the higher level of culture, they for the traditional rules, will go to break those rules.

For example: The old generation of farmers, they for the future generation of all, unreservedly pay, but this practice, some people think it will reduce their quality of life, and is not worthy of respect. There are also people who feel that it is irresponsible to have many children without the ability to give their offspring a good living environment, just for their own sake.

This different concept of deviation, also leads to, some people in the city for the offspring of this concept, and not so strong, some people even in order not to make their quality of life affected, choose not to get married, Dink family.

Conclusion:

The concept of succession in rural areas is strong, mainly because of the special environment in rural areas, such as rural areas have ancestral shrines, rural areas if there is no offspring, the neighbors will point fingers, and the older generation of rural people in general to the traditional culture, maintain the attitude of practicing the story.

The concept of succession is not as strong in urban areas, not only because of the urban environment, but also because of the broader knowledge they have received.

This can be seen from the new generation of farmers in the countryside. Nowadays, the new generation of farmers are more educated than their parents, and many of them are also like urbanites, who are not as strong as their parents about passing on the family name. Even if their parents have been urging them, you two, make an effort and have another male child, right? They will no longer be like the older generation, listen to their parents' arrangements, and have another one, their choice is, not to be moved.