本文以苏南常州、无锡等地的宗族为研究重点,通过分析近代以来苏南宗族往上海的迁移情况,研究传统宗族在近代的变迁历程。本文认为近代以来,传统宗族聚居模式开始发生重大的变化,更重要的是,随着社会生活日益多样化,人们交往范围日益广泛,传统的宗法观念、婚姻观念、性别观念都开始发生重大的变化,人们对宗族和家乡的认同感也日益淡泊,宗族社会与现实世界之间的矛盾日益加大,开始出现解体的征兆;另一方面,宗族本身也不断调整和适应,寻找新的发展道路。 This paper focuses on the clans in Changzhou, Wuxi and other places in South Jiangsu. By analyzing the migration of Sunan clans to Shanghai since modern times, this paper studies the vicissitudes of traditional clans in modern times. This article argues that since the modern era, the traditional pattern of the clan settlement has undergone major changes. More importantly, with the increasingly diversified social life, the scope of people’s exchanges has become increasingly widespread. The traditional patriarchal clan conception, the concept of marriage, and the concept of gender have all undergone significant changes People are more and more indifferent to their clans and their hometown. The clashes between the clan society and the real world are increasing day by day, and signs of disintegration begin to appear. On the other hand, the clan itself constantly adjusts and adapts itself to find a new path of development.