Abstract：Taking Shandong area in the Ming and Qing dynasties as an example,grassroot scholars made great contributions to the transmission,secularization of Confucian culture and the communication between elite culture and secular culture. A systematic study on the connection between grassroot scholars and elements of cultural inheritance system is not only an important channel for a better understanding of traditional culture and its inheritance,and provides a historical reference for exploration of traditional culture's inheritance in modern times as well.

Keyword：grassroot scholars;cultural inheritance;secularization;