19 th Century China

19th Century China Wang Lung’s World

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Where specifically in China? Anhuei province (Anhwei)

Kiangsu Province (Jiangsu )

Typical Lifestyles • Mostly agrarian • Slow harvest – nature’s timing • Slower speech patterns • Minimal preparations for sustenance • Children stay home and work the fields • Women’s purpose is child bearing and domestic duties • Next slide: Customs

Customs • Next slide: Foot binding

Foot binding • Foot binding - This practice lasted from the tenth century to 1911, when it was banned by the new Chinese republic. • Continued after - illegally and eventually frowned upon. • Sexuality • Sign of wealth Next slide: Concubinage

Concubinage • Role was to provide sexual pleasure • Husband’s right • Girl usually came from a house of prostitution where she began as a child slave • Wives subservient to husbands so wives must accept into the household • Sex for pleasure (concubine) vs. sex for procreation (wife) Next Slide: Infanticide

Infanticide • Big happiness vs. small happiness • Mothers wanted boys so didn’t keep girls • Girls sold into concubinage or killed • Next slide: Family Structure

Family Structure • Patriarchal hierarchy • Grandfather or father has absolute authority • Divorce only available by man’s request • Other women were allowed • Children expected to absolutely obey • Eldest son deserves most respect • Younger generation subservient to older generations, even uncles. • Next slide: Religion

Religion • Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism • Superstition • Next Slide: Opium

Opium • First imported into China in 7th century from Europe • Government outlawed opium in 1700 • Widespread addiction • Heroin • Next Slide: Revolution

Revolution • Inefficient emperors who had absolute power but used it little or poorly • Decline of Manchu (conquering race of people) leadership • Political corruption and inefficiency • Population growth, social poverty, lack of cultivatable land • No large industrial movement

19 th Century China

19 th Century China

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