In china, to which social class did merchants, government officials, landlords, and confucian scholars belong? gentry

Gentry

Explanation:

Gentry is the term used to describe people that belongs to the upper classes un a society, in China the Merchants, Government Officials and Confucian Scholars belong to the upper class, right below the royalty, so they belong to the Class called Gentry, in other times the Chinese that were able to perform well in the exams and eventually became scholars and professors belong to the upper class, also because they have profound respect for the people that educate others.