Posterity

Judging from the adoption agreements and case records kept in Baodi County, the obligations of an adoptee to his family in the Qing dynasty can be classified in two categories: one is to his deceased lineal relatives and the other is to surviving family members.

从宝坻县衙档案中的继书和案件看,清代继子孙对家庭的责任包括两大类:一类是对已故尊直系亲属的,一类是对在世家属的。

The reformists held that "the offspring of the Yellow Emperor" was the name for all Chinese people including the Manchurians while the revolutionaries believed that this term was only for the Hans.

改良派认为“黄帝子孙”是包括满族人在内的全体中国人的代名词 ,革命派认为“黄帝子孙”是汉族人的同义语 ,这是双方民族观念和政治主张的差异造成的 ,其实质是要不要进行排满反清革命。