Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Gender roles
JINPINGMEI( The plum in the Golden Vase)is a Chinese naturalistic novel composed in vernacular Chinese during the late Ming Dynasty.
Jin Ping Mei is framed as a spin off from Water Margin. The beginning chapter is based on an episode in which "Tiger Slayer" Wu Song avenges the murder of his older brother by brutally killing his brother's former wife and murderer, Pan Jinlian.
This pornographic novel tells the value of women in Chinese society. Women are supported to be loyalty to her husband; otherwise, everyone would blame on her.
Jin Ping Mei is framed as a spin off from Water Margin. The beginning chapter is based on an episode in which "Tiger Slayer" Wu Song avenges the murder of his older brother by brutally killing his brother's former wife and murderer, Pan Jinlian.
This pornographic novel tells the value of women in Chinese society. Women are supported to be loyalty to her husband; otherwise, everyone would blame on her.
SANYAN AND ERPAISanyan and Erpai,collections of short stories that have been quite popular since the late Ming Dynasty in China,take a quite important position in the history of Chinese literature.
In Sanyan and Erpai, it tells lot of stories about role of women in the Ming dynasty in Chinese. Women were supported to stay in home so accidentally romantic stories were very attractive for Chinese. Besides, the most significant thing for a woman was to preserve chastity and there are some stories talk about that women suicide due to the insult and slander.
In Sanyan and Erpai, it tells lot of stories about role of women in the Ming dynasty in Chinese. Women were supported to stay in home so accidentally romantic stories were very attractive for Chinese. Besides, the most significant thing for a woman was to preserve chastity and there are some stories talk about that women suicide due to the insult and slander.
FOOT BINDING
The purpose of foot binding is to prevent or avoid further growth of the feet. Foot binding was practiced during the Ming Dynasty because the people thought bound feet were attractive and also it displayed the status for women. A woman with normal sized feet would have trouble in finding a husband, and therefore the parents would bound their daughters' feet they reached the age of five. The parents may look for prospective wife for the son by looking from the feet of the girl.
The purpose of foot binding is to prevent or avoid further growth of the feet. Foot binding was practiced during the Ming Dynasty because the people thought bound feet were attractive and also it displayed the status for women. A woman with normal sized feet would have trouble in finding a husband, and therefore the parents would bound their daughters' feet they reached the age of five. The parents may look for prospective wife for the son by looking from the feet of the girl.