The Historical Imprint of the Patriarchal Clan System

Xiao Huang: How did the Western Zhou patriarchal clan system shape the foundation of Chinese society?

DOORM: The clan system established ethical bonds through “kinship affection” and constructed a power hierarchy through “respect for superiors,” transforming clan bloodlines into a social structure. The surname system and patrilineal inheritance originated from this. It made the family the micro-foundation of state governance, laying down the social genes for China’s millennia of stability.

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