历史上望族世家不可胜数,延绵数十代乃至数百代,人才辈出,影响甚广。吴江也不例外,安定富庶的地理环境和崇文重教的社会环境,孕育了众多望族世家,明清时期达到了登峰造极之势。吴江望族世家鲜明特点大多是科宦世家、更是文化世家,不仅财力雄厚,而且人才辈出,文化贡献巨大。其传承发展凝聚着世代家族成员的共同理想和价值追求,蕴含着深厚的传统文化内涵,并与地方社会政治、经济、文化生态形成密切互动关系,也产生全国性的影响。 Historically, nobles, nobles and nobles have survived dozens of generations and even hundreds of generations, with a large number of talented people and great influence. Wujiang is no exception. The stable and prosperous geographical environment and the social environment of Chongwen re-education have given birth to many eminent family-creations. The Ming and Qing Dynasties reached a peak. The distinctive features of the clan family in Wujiang are mostly the courtesy families and even the cultural family. Not only are the financial resources abundant, but also the talented people make great contributions to the culture. Its inheritance and development unite the common ideal and value pursuit of family members of each generation, imply deep connotation of traditional culture, and form close interaction with the political, economic and cultural ecology of local society, and also have a national impact.