The Ming Dynasty Widows Life Research

The Ming dynasty in Chinese history was an important historical period, two hundred years of peaceful development, various social phenomenon be fully display. As is known to all, with neo-Confucianism as national orthodox ideas of Ming dynasty, virtuous concepts almost religious bound, this kind of thought of Ming widows living impact. Therefore, the study of this one period widow condition of life becomes very important. In the Ming dynasty, the records from local gazetteer material view, husband die feast don't marry (namely the widow number of regional differences exist, but no matter hinterland, or economic prosperity, there is the downtown of existence, and the widow, and past dynasties, Ming dynasty compared the feast don't marry widows choice is quite large. Chastity view strict change, the old man little wife marriage mode, young and middle-aged male higher mortality rate is the main cause of Ming dynasty widow numerous. The widow, in human society exists objectively role, women members of special group. Their status and role in the family is different from Cardiff in the family of women. Economic life, on no male Labor of the family, the widow always be family a mainstay of the economy, they try their best force, adopt textile, sewing, farming, employment, be in business, many methods obtaining economical source. These economic incomes in addition to maintain its own survival, endowment Fug besides, some still to sponsor clan pro, others, endowing undertakings. The widow's economic activity enhanced women family, social status. For most widow character, besides economic pressure outside, in the family, they tend to do the cooking husband mourning, offspring, and the burden of caring for the elderly. The hardships of life and helpless and not overwhelmed by this group of hand who are powerless tender woman. Strong responsibility to family, the one-woman kina chastity fatalistic view of emotions, thoughts, such as the focus that many women in lost her husband after abandoned remarriage, bravely shouldered the FuLaoXieYou burden. At the same time, social expectations they do Banjul personnel, no royal lead China, perseveres chastity, less-desired manner. The widow's spiritual world is a lonely and pain. In their social permission range, looking for his own spirit, religion, children, even poetry in their seek mind soothing important ways. In "bear bitter wife process, they cross traditional men and women, inside and outside of the strength of the boundary, demonstrate, hard work, filial piety family raise official rhyme mother and father for vocational education child adult, when unwilling drown in pursuers his life value, in pay for family dedication has showed its own resin ultimate meaning.