Social Organization Forms of Meishan Religion: Villages and Caves

After Qi and Liang Dynasties, due to the needs of production development and class struggle. The social organization for caring for the elderly is becoming more and more strict, and the system for caring for the elderly has emerged from scattered communities to villages. "Villages elect elderly people with prestige and experience in production struggle, divide production activities in their villages, and mediate and correct them. Preside over religious ceremonies. Command foreign operations, etc. " (1985 abridged Cihai P. 12 19) According to the characteristics of Meishan, several villages are collectively called caves. Several small caves are collectively called big caves. Each body was chosen by the elders. Cave dwellings are equivalent to the current administrative divisions such as townships and districts. It's not a cave where primitive people live. There are still many villages in Anhua that take "Cave" as their place names, such as Queli Cave, Xianjiang Cave, Huang Po Cave, Tea Cave, Mei Cave, Luodong Cave, Bandong Cave, Summer Cave and Cave. The History of Song Dynasty named Meishan as "Ten Holes in Meishan".