What is the status of ancient gentry in today's society?

Probably equivalent to the current department-level and guji cadres, most of the gentry have fame, such as scholar or juren.

What is a "gentry"? What is the difference between them and other "gentry"?

"Because of the close relationship between gentry and officials and landlords, we can only understand the gentry in China from two aspects: politics and economy." (Fei Zhengqing)

1. 1 In a narrow sense, the gentry refers to a group of people who achieved fame by virtue of the imperial examinations.

1.2 broadly speaking, gentry generally refers to wealthy families, especially landlords and nobles.

Second, how can I become a gentry? Are aristocrats confined to a certain class?

2. 1 general practice: be familiar with Confucianism and take the imperial examination.

2.2 Other abnormal ways:

2.2 1 Donate or sell official titles and titles

2.22 sunshade system

2.23 recommendation system

3. Since the gentry are the "elite class" in traditional China society, what privileges do they enjoy in society, justice and economy?

Four, gentry in China society only accounts for a very small number!

What is the source and significance of the income of the gentry?

6. What role did the gentry play in the traditional China society? Are these roles extremely important to the local administration of the Qing Dynasty?

6. 1 economic role: an advocate of local rural social construction

6.2 Judicial role: the main arbiter of private grievances and disputes in rural areas.

6.3 Cultural Role: Protector of Traditional Culture

6.4 Military Role: Organizer of local Yong Ying.

On the study of modern gentlemen in China, the main works are Fei Xiaotong's Imperial Power and Gentry Power, and Fei Zhengqing's Cambridge and the History of China in the Late Qing Dynasty. This paper attempts to study the gentry class from the perspective of social history, in order to understand the changes of the gentry class in the period of social transformation and its influence on China society at that time.

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The word "gentry" appeared late, but it has a wide connotation. It mainly refers to the intellectuals who are in an opposite position and enjoy certain political and economic privileges, including those who made great achievements in the imperial examination and officials who retired to the countryside.

The original meaning of the word squire is a person who lives in his hometown and becomes an official. It is a privileged social class created mainly through imperial examinations and academic system in Ming Dynasty.

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