The cultural study about cities of Pearl river delta

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Social structure of Pearl river delta region in Guangdong changed to a unifying culture structure which Confucian system supported by the civil examination system and the bureaucracy units various culture and minority races after 16th century. In this research, I examined from some events that the gentry, which had come on the stage on this process, have very important roles of maintaining the order of social structure in Guangzhou city. The appearance and growth of gentries are the symbol that the delta region get out of the situation of a frontier district and was included into culture of the Confucian system. I also studied the situation where non-Han people rebellions suppressed by Ming dynasty in the mountainous region of western area in Guangdong province, specially Luoding area, and ezamined the Confucian system subsumed the fringe land of the delta region into the strong influence.