There are many differences between the north and the south. Why do southerners have a stronger sense of family and clan identity than northerners?

Mainly because there are many wars in the north, it is difficult to form a big clan force. The topography of the south and some historical reasons make southerners stronger than northerners in family and clan concepts. Especially now, the industries engaged in by the southern family are basically the same.

There is a huge difference in natural environment between north and south, with many plains in the north and hills in the south. The fertile plains in the north have nurtured a large number of people, but they have also made immigrants more vulnerable to war. There are many hilly basins in the south. People who settle here are not easy to move around in an isolated environment. They are relatively stable and easy to form large families. In today's south, a surname and a village can be seen everywhere.

Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, people basically lived in the Central Plains in the north, and the whole political, economic and cultural center of gravity was in the north, while most areas in the south were underdeveloped except the Yangtze River.

After that, the north experienced many ethnic invasions and great wars, such as the Eight Kings Rebellion and the Five Rebellions. A large number of Han people and prominent families in the Central Plains migrated to the south as much as possible, while Han people who did not migrate to the north became inferior and were enslaved and killed by Wu Hu. Han people who are far away from home and go south need family reunion when they come to a strange south. Their clan concept is stronger than before. The Han people in the north are more worried about how to survive under foreign regimes. Most choose to integrate with foreign countries, and their family values are weak.

Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Cheng rose in the Song Dynasty. Based on the social, ethnic, ethical and personal beliefs of Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism has formed a relatively complete concept and systematic philosophical belief system, and has become the most influential Confucian doctrine in later generations.

At that time, the Song Dynasty was biased towards the south. The southern region is most influenced by Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, which makes the southern region pay more attention to the concept of family and clan than the northern region.