On the Influence of Jiangxi Kanyu Culture on the Livelihood Choices of the Ming Dynasty Adherents——A Case Study of Xu Fang,a Literary Scholar in the Early Qing Dynasty
At the turn of the Ming and Qing dynasties,the army of Eight Banners occupied the Central Plains.Influ-enced by the traditional Confucian thoughts of honor and integrity,the Ming dynasty's adherents refused to be recruited by the Qing government,but they had to face livelihood choices.There were many Ming dynasty adherents who were feng shui masters(the people who are good at telling geomantic omen and make a living on it).Xu Fang,one of them,trav-eled throughout the country,making his own living by telling geomantic omen(called"Kanyu Xiangdi"in Chinese).Xu Fang's life choices were influenced by the Big History environment of Jiangxi,such as folk religion and cultural tradi-tions.Upon examining Xu Fang's whereabouts in all his life,we can find that he traveled around and wandered through Nanjing,the provisional capital of the Ming Dynasty.He often made friends with other adherents of the Ming Dynasty,or even might engage in anti-Qing activities under the guise of Feng Shui practice.
folk religionKanyu Culturethe Ming Dynasty's adherentslivelihood choicesXu Fang
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