Abstract:

Starting from the contract documents of Menghua in Qing Dynasty found in the field investigation in recent years， this paper discusses the issues of land sale， land pawn and property analysis in Menghua area from the 36th year of Qianlong Emperor to the 33th year of Guangxu Emperor， and shows the internal structure of land ownership in Menghua area in Qing Dynasty. The relation between "official" and "citizen" in the social and cultural life of the people， the role of "man" in the kin， the survival ethics， the price of land， and the specific situation of the distribution of heritage are revealed. And it discusses the inside information of the evolution of the Menghua rural social culture in the Qing Dynasty.

Key words: Menghua, contract documents, social culture