Its rise and fall, as a example, proved that a close contact with people in authority was key to the acquisition and maintenance of family status in the Six Dynasties periods.

• 虞氏家族在此期间的盛衰荣枯,例证了能否与权力中枢建立并保持密切的联系,实乃中古家族可否晋身士流并维系其门第的关键所在。