韓氏家族是一個從一般平民發展出來的官僚家族， 其興衰所顯示的種種問題具有 相當的代表性。這個家族藉由科舉考試、蔭補官職及婚姻而興起。為了適應宋代的社會情勢 ，韓氏家族在其遷居、教育、家訓、經濟情況等方面，顯示了相當獨特的個性，而所有這些 因素都對韓氏家族的興衰造成很大的影響。相較於中古時代的官僚家族，韓氏家族未能長久 延續下去，這主要是被宋代的政治、經濟體系所決定。

　　　　　The Han family was an aristocratic family developed from an ordinary family of the populace. The various problems manifested during its rise and fall were quite representative. This family rose by means of the civil service examinations, hereditary official positions and marriage. Being able to adapting itself to the social conditions in the Sung dynasty, the Han family showed distinctive characteristics of its time in its migration, education, domestic discipline and practice, economic position and so on, and all these factors had a great influence upon the rise and fall of the family. Compared with the aristocratic families of the middle ancient times, the Han family failed to last forever. This was determined by the political and economical system of the Sung dynasty.