Abstract: By analyzing the contents of the newly discovered inscriptions during Ming and Qing dynasties,it has been found that the principal part of the social hierarchy in Hunan and Guangzhou Tusi areas is spindly,of which 8 social classes and 4 social ranks play important roles respectively in the hierarchical structure.It should not be neglected that the third rank organizes the cushion level and the protection level in the Tusi society,and that the substitutive social flowage bourgeoned in the fourth rank indicates the development and flux of the Tusi society.

Key words: Ming and Qing dynasties, Tusi areas, social hierarchy, historical anthropology