代码示例:(标识:jquery_children)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.descendants *
{ 
display: block;
border: 2px solid lightgrey;
color: lightgrey;
padding: 5px;
margin: 15px;
}
</style>
<script src="/jquery/jquery-1.11.1.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("div").children().css({"color":"red","border":"2px solid red"});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div class="descendants" style="width:500px;">div (当前元素) 
  <p>p (子)
    <span>span (孙)</span>     
  </p>
  <p>p (child)
    <span>span (孙)</span>
  </p> 
</div>

</body>
</html>
运行结果: