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This book examines the township organizations and local politics in Fujian and Taiwan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and explores the social changes after the Song Dynasty and the transformation of China's traditional social structure. It can be roughly divided into four topics: township organization and shared economy, family structure and clan organization, folk beliefs and ritual traditions, and local administration and social transformation. The topic of "township and nation" is always worthy of in-depth discussion by academic circles. The author Zheng Zhenman's integrated vision and problem awareness in his research, as well as the extensive field surveys and the compilation and analysis of local documents and folk documents as the basis of his research, have continued to inspire academic fields such as historical anthropology, economic history, regional studies, and grassroots governance. This book can be called one of the classic works of the so-called "South China School". In this new edition, the author has revised the entire text.

A masterpiece by Zheng Zhenman, Distinguished Professor of the History Department of Xiamen University and Director of the Folk Historical Documents Research Center! Using research methods that combine history and anthropology, a dynamic theoretical model for analyzing traditional Chinese family organizations is proposed!