The Formation and Characteristics of Dispersed Clan Villages in the Ba-Shu Region: A Case Study of the QU Settlement in Luxian 巴蜀宗族散村的形成与特征：以泸县屈氏聚落为例

巴蜀地区的传统乡村以散村为主要形态，但这些分散的宅院背后的宗族关系长期被研究者忽视。关于散村形成、特征的研究不足导致保护不宜。基于对巴蜀风土建筑和聚落的广泛调研，作者发现位于四川泸县的宗族散村实例—屈氏聚落，进而对该聚落中留存还相对较多的物质遗存进行调查和历史研究，并结合屈氏自清初到民国近三个世纪的家族发展历程，尝试回答巴蜀宗族聚落为何形态分散，以及在散居情况下如何增强宗族结构的问题。文章最后讨论了揭示散村背后的宗族关系在风土建筑的历史研究和遗产保护方面的启示。

Traditionally，the countryside in the Ba-Shu region was characterized by dispersed settlement patterns. However，the clan networks underlying these scattered houses have long been overlooked by researchers，leading to inadequate preservation practices. Drawing from the author’s extensive ethnographic-type fieldwork，this article focuses on a representative case of dispersed clan villages in Luxian，Sichuan Province，once inhabited by the QU family prior to the Land Reform. Building on a comprehensive census and historical investigation of the material remains within this settlement，combined with an analysis of the QU family’s development in nearly three centuries—from the early Qing Dynasty to the Republic era—this article examines why clan settlements in the Ba-Shu region tend to adopt dispersed patterns. It further explores the structure of this settlement. The article concludes by discussing the insights gained from uncovering the clan connections behind dispersed villages，particularly in the context of history and preservation of vernacular architecture.