Characteristics and influence of social and economic development during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period

The social and economic development during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is mainly manifested in the following aspects:

1, in agricultural production

With the implementation of iron farm tools and Niu Geng, the reclamation of wasteland has increased. Slave owners turned newly reclaimed land into private property and rented it out. These slave owners became feudal landlords, the landlord class and the peasant class came into being, and the feudal landlord private land system was established.

2. In the social system.

The social system began to leap from slave economy to feudal economy, which greatly liberated the productive forces.

Step 3 do business

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, commerce was very developed, and local products exchanged needed goods. You can buy ivory in the south, horses in the north, fish salt in the east and leather in the west in the Central Plains market. The concept of urban business center came into being.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as the last bronze age in China, bronzes gradually withdrew from the historical stage due to the use of ironware and the promotion of Niu Geng. The use of ironware and the popularization of Niu Geng also marked the remarkable improvement of social productive forces.

China's feudal economy has been further developed, especially in the north. The leap of productive forces triggered the revolution of production relations. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the well field system was gradually replaced by feudal private ownership of land, and was finally established through reforms in various countries.

A major development is the adoption of various measurement methods, such as recording population and taxes, and counting crop yields.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the old system and the old ruling order were destroyed, the new system and the new ruling order were established, and the new class strength continued to grow. Hidden in this process and the root of this social change is the productivity revolution characterized by iron. The development of productive forces eventually led to the reform movement and the establishment of feudal system in various countries, and also led to the prosperity of ideology and culture.

Due to the social, economic and political changes, the etiquette concepts of various vassal States have also been updated. The ritual jade and decorative jade, which are closely related to the ruling class, have also changed, and the types of decorative jade have increased.

Jade articles in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period mainly include: Bi, Yan, Guan, Zhu, Pei, Zhu, string ornaments, le, Zhu, ring, Zhu, Gui, Zhang, handle, Ge, hook, frame, Bi and so on. Most of them are ritual vessels and a few are daily necessities.