Abstract: Every minority nationality of Western Hunan has its own traditional community. Take the Qu family for instance. Its is a medium-size patriarchal clan of Tujia nationality. Seen from present-day status quo, its is clear that the clan has merits as well as demerits.Therefore, society should make the best use of its good elements, and rest rain its bad factors.

Key words: the Tujia nationality in Western Hunan, the Qu family, make use of the good elements and avoid the bad factors