南昌名士万廷兰及其家族考述

南昌名士万廷兰及其家族的经历极具传奇色彩.万廷兰家族在其父万惟佐的经营下,由赤贫之家一跃而成为富甲一方的巨商大贾,此后万氏家族迅速转型,成为一门科甲的地方望族;万廷兰个人也经历了从科举成功、仕途顺利到丢官下狱、声誉鹊起的巨大人生转变.万廷兰及其家族的经历,不但有助于我们了解在清代社会中地方大家族的发展历程,还为我们认识传统时期人们如何理解法律与人情关系提供了鲜活的个案.

Research on Nanchang Celebrity Wan Tinglan and His Family

the experience of Nanchang celebrity Wan Tinglan and his family was extremely legendary. His family cast off poverty and became rich as croesus merchant by the management of his father. After that, his family rapidly transformed to become a successful local family through imperial examinations; Wan Tinglan personally also experienced the great life shift from the imperial success, a successful career to the imprisoned, and excellent reputation. Wan Tinglan and his family＇s experience not only helps us to unde~tand the social development of the local family in the Qing Dynasty, but also provides a vivid case between law and human relationshipin that traditional period.