From a grassroots level, China’s society is rural. And the rustic country people are the grassroots of Chinese society. We say that country people are rustic, although it is a bit contemptuous, but the word "tu" is good, and the basic meaning of the word "tu" refers to soil. Country people cannot live without the soil, because living in the countryside, farming is the most common means of making a living. Only those who make a living by farming understand the preciousness of soil. City people can use their rusticity to look down on country people, but in the countryside, "earth" is their lifeblood. The person who occupies the highest position in terms of quantity is undoubtedly the land.

The author first starts from the grassroots level of Chinese society, and explains the rural nature of China's rural society. The so-called rural areas refer to the vast rural areas where small agricultural production is carried out, where the vast majority of farmers in China live, and they adhere to The land is dependent on the land. Under hard work and the good weather of nature, we obtain the basic means of survival. The ancient proverb "It depends on people to make things happen, and it depends on heaven" typically describes the dependence of rural society on nature and the objective environment.

There are several reasons why Chinese farmers live in villages. Regardless of the reason, the unit of Chinese rural communities is the village. Starting from Sanjia Village, you can go to a large village with thousands of households. Under local restrictions, rural society has become a society where people live and die. The normal life is to stay in your hometown forever. This is a familiar society, a society without strangers. In rural society, trust comes from familiarity. This trust is not unfounded. In fact, it is not the most reliable, because it is a rule.

(6) Characteristics of rural society

4. Hierarchy: differential order pattern

By comparing Chinese society and Western society, the author believes that Western society is a group The pattern is like a bundle of firewood, and China’s social pattern is like the ripples caused by a stone thrown into the water. Each man is the center of the circle to which his social influence extends. It is a differential sequence pattern. Those pushed by the ripples of the circle are connected. The circle that everyone uses at a certain time and place is not necessarily the same.

With "self" as the center, like pebbles thrown into water, the social relationship formed with others is not like the molecules in a group standing on the same plane, but like water. It's like ripples, pushing out in circles, getting farther and farther, and getting thinner and thinner. That is to say, everyone's network has its own center, and the center of each network is different. The scope of the network depends on the size of the center's power and is flexible.

2. Consanguinity: Rural society is based on blood consanguinity

In a culture that lacks change, social differences arise between the elders and the younger. has coercive power. This is the basis of blood society. Blood relationship means that the rights and obligations of people are determined based on their kinship relationship. Strictly speaking, blood relationship only refers to the parent-child relationship that occurs through childbirth.

Generally speaking, blood society is stable and lacks change. A changing society. It is not easy to become a blood society. Social status determined by blood cannot be chosen by individuals. Blood ties are a stabilizing force.