明中叶以后，华南沿海及其腹地在海外贸易、山区开发等因素推动下，市场的整合度越来越高，一些沿海的商业聚落应运而生。位于粤西高州府有着 “小佛山”之称的梅菉镇即是其中的代表。本文探讨了从明清之交地方动乱到清中叶以后社会秩序重组期间梅菉镇空间格局的形成过程和社会权力结构的演化轨迹，揭示出不同人群在这一特定时空中所结成的社会网络以及梅菉与更大区域之间的复杂关联，由此可使我们加深对明清时期的市场网络和华南市镇社会史的理解。

After the middle of Ming Dynasty，driven by the factors such as overseas trade and the development in mountainous areas，the market integration continue apace and led to some coastal business gathering places in the South China littoral and its hinterland． Meilu Town known as “Little Foshan”，located in western Guangdong，was representative of this trend． This paper discusses the formation，spatial pattern， and evolution of the social power structure of this town during the transition from the Ming to Qing Dynasty． From local unrest to the restructuring of social order; this article reveals the social networking of different groups in this particular time and space and the complex relationships between Meilu town and the larger area． This research helps us to have a deeper understanding of the market networks of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the social history of South China towns．