On the Prosperity of Clans in Huizhou

Since the Song and Yuan dynasties,especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties,the clans in Huizhou were particularly prosperous and Huizhou became a typical area of Chinese clan system.This prosperity includes the construction of ancestral temples,making clan pedigree charts,setting up clan fields,and clan activities.Many clans spent huge sums of money in building these temples,buying land and holding activities and making family tress.