明末清初社会动荡,外族入侵,华北多次遭受“兵燹之祸”。据华北家谱资料记载,面对清军屠戮,具有较多“国家意识”和“忠义思想”的地方家族、士人不畏强暴,进行了激烈的殊死抵抗,多人殉难,谱写了一曲曲“燕赵悲歌”,在变乱面前表现出了强大的社会主宰力,体现了燕赵地域人文风貌和勇于担当的精神气质。
There were social unrest, alien invasion, and repeated ravages of war in North China in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. According to the genealogy records, more local families and scholars with "national conscious- ness" and "loyalty" were not afraid of the brute force while facing the massacre from Qing army. Many people died during the fierce resistance, which composed "Yanzhao Elegy" and showed a strong social dominance and embodied Yanzhao hu- manity features and the courage to bear spiritual temperament in front of the turmoil.