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Qing Dynasty Guizhou Lives Of Women In Research,

Posted on:2010-01-10Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:L ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115360275497050Subject:History of Chinese Ethnic Minorities
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In this paper, around the theme of the lives of women in Guizhou during the Qing Dynasty, comprehensive use of multi-disciplinary research methods as history, anthropology, sociology, cultural study, etc., this paper analyzes the lives of women in Guizhou Province in the Qing Dynasty, relates focus on their political and economic lives, clothing and food, holiday and spiritual beliefs, family life, marriage, etc., outlined the lives of women of all ethnic groups in Guizhou in the Qing Dynasty, pointed out the differences between women of all ethnic groups .Through the lives of women in Guizhou in the Qing Dynasty ,it shows the production and living condition of Guizhou, and the social and cultural changes in Guizhou from a new perspective.The body is divided into five chapters, together with the preface and conclusion, a total of seven parts, the main contents are as follows:Preface part relates the significance and value of the topic, the current research situation, introduces the basic research ideas, methods and innovation.Chapter I analyzes the social background of women's living in Guizhou in Qing Dynasty. Guizhou had a large development in Qing Dynasty, "a system of local administrators in minority areas appointed by the Central Government", a series of political and military initiatives to implement, promoted its economic and cultural exchanges and progress. This chapter begins with the reconstruction and the evolution of the society, the movement and integration of the nation, and the culture diversity, analyzes the social background of women's living in the Qing Dynasty.Chapter II analyzes the political and economic lives of women of all ethnic groups in Guizhou in Qing Dynasty. Through the analysis on women's political and economic lives of the Han nationality and other minority, revealed the great differences existed in the political life and the commonness In the economic life. Through the study of women in economic life, reflected the status and role of women in the economic life, they built different economic ways of life of all ethnic groups together with the men, and jointly promoted the economic development, and established the complementary relationship between the sexes with the men.Chapter III relates the costumes and diet of women of all ethnic groups in Guizhou Province in the Qing Dynasty. Costumes are a part of material life, through the inspection of all ethnic groups of female costumes, reflecting the various decoration customs, and different aesthetic temperament, aesthetic ideals, aesthetic pursuit of all ethnic groups. And demonstrated a minority of women's dress costumes have more complex models and brilliant colors than men's, and under the influence of Han culture women retain more of the national traditional costume features. Women's food culture included in diet culture of Guizhou, it is difficult to be sorted out. Due to the difference between geography and customs, the diet of women of all ethnic groups was different.Chapter IV analyzes women in holiday and their spiritual beliefs of all ethnic groups. Through the performance of Han and minority women in their lives of the holiday, reveals the significance of the lives of women, It was the rich and varied holiday entertainment that made the daily lives of women so colorful. And through the analysis and comparison of the spirit and belief of the Han and minority women, illustrates the impact on the lives of women, and reveals that with the spread of Han culture, the minority women's spiritual beliefs is gradually converging on the Han women.Chapter V analyzes women in family marriage life of all ethnic groups in Guizhou Province in the Qing Dynasty. By the contrast of love activity between the Han and minority women, reflected the minority women have more freedom in love, it also pointed out that free love was influenced by other factors; through the analysis of Marriage ritual reflects the difference between minority at the wedding ceremony. Living under the influence of Confucian thought, the Han women at marriage had a unequal position compared with men in the family. They are dependent on men, lost their equal dialogue rights with men. Otherwise the minority women had a relatively higher position than men in family. This is not only because of the residual effects of matriarchal ,but also because of ethnic minority women played a role no less than men in the economic life which are bound to affect women in marriage and family status and gender relations.Conclusion part analyzes women's living conditions from gender, ethnic, cultural perspective, points out that women's lives in multi-ethnic area has much in common with human culture, At the same time, because of its historical stage, the culture of local and national character, has a number of its own characteristics and style. The different lives of women in Guizhou Province in the Qing Dynasty proved once again that a woman's social identity is not just women, at the same time she is part of a nation, a class, and has its own unique life experience. In the complex social value net, she occupied the unique position. The unique nature of women of all ethnic groups in Guizhou Province in the Qing Dynasty is also worth of today's women learning.
Keywords/Search Tags:the Qing Dynasty, Guizhou, the lives of women
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