周代的国人与庶民是最主要的社会劳动者 ,其身份的研究对于探讨古代社会结构和社会形态有重大意义。本文从社会历史变迁的角度 ,力图说明在不同历史时期国人与庶民的身份特征的变化 ,说明国人、庶民与宗族的关系。西周春秋时期所谓的“国人”,皆为宗族之人。换句话说 ,游离于宗族之外的国人 ,在那个时期是找不到的。在我国古史上 ,族和国人几乎同时退出政治历史舞台 ,其间的微妙联系是颇为耐人寻味的事情 Zhou people and common people are the most important social workers, and their identity research is of great significance for exploring ancient social structures and social forms. From the perspective of social and historical changes, this article attempts to illustrate the changes in the identity characteristics of people and common people in different historical periods and to illustrate the relationship between people, common people and clans. The so-called “countrymen” in the Spring and Autumn of the Western Zhou Dynasty were all clansmen. In other words, the people who were free from the clan were not found during that period. In the ancient history of our country, clans and compatriots withdrew from the stage of political history almost at the same time. The subtle connection between them was rather intriguing