明代休宁隆阜戴氏荆墩门的派分、建构及生活--以一则正统十一年商人家庭阄书为线索

The Division, Construction and Life Style of the Jingdun Branch of the Dai Family from Longfu of the Xiuning County during the Ming Dynasty: A Case Study of a Merchant Family Separation

洪武九年,荆墩门自隆阜戴氏宗族中派分出来。至第三代,该门叔清、叔明二人通过人口繁衍、家业发展、家风家声建设以及家族文化建设等活动,基本上完成了家族组织的建构,降至明末,已发展成为一个规模相当可观的商业家族。荆墩门的派分、建构以及生活实态等,真实地呈现了一个徽州商业家族的发展图景,一定程度上为考察徽州地域乃至各地汉人家族的发展面相提供了颇具参考价值的案例,并且从中还可归纳出一些家族发展的共性特征。

In the ninth year of Emperor Hongwu's reign, the Jingdun( 荆墩) branch separated from the Dai family of Longfu( 隆阜). Thanks to the efforts of two members of this branch, namely, Shuqing and Shuming, after three generations, this branch had reconstructed its family organization through population reproduction, estate development, and family tradition reinforcement. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, it had expanded into a considerably large-scale business family. The Jingdun Dai family story is a valuable case in the study of the expansion of business families in Huizhou area during the Ming dynasty.