In his Fate and its Role in Modern life, Professor Yang Kuo-shu points out that since ancient times, China has been a country based on agriculture, and that the agrarian lifestyle requires large amounts of time and manpower and a stable social structure; this prompted the development of Chinese-style collectivism centered on the family clan.
楊國樞教授在發表的「緣及其在現代生活中的作用」一文中指出，中國自古以農立國，耕作生活需要大量的時間人力、及穩定的社會結構，因而形成以家族為中心的中國式集體主義。