Through the investigation of social life in cities, it analyses and grasps the characteristics of the development and changes of the cities along Coastwise of Xiangjiang River from another level.

• 本章主要考察了湘江沿岸城市市民阶层、绅士阶层、资产阶级等阶层的社会生活，并对城市的宗教和祭祀活动做了简要介绍和分析。