Qingyan torii have been advocating the Confucian doctrines uh as respecting elders, keeping chastity trying to be filial, and being a loyal widow after the husbands death.

• 青岩牌坊在历史上发挥着宣扬“尚齿”、“守贞”、“尽孝”、“完节”等儒教观念的社会控制功能。