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Observe The Chinese Prostitute Of Northeast Of China In Manchuria Period

Posted on:2006-04-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C M WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360155954463Subject:China's modern history
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In Manchuria Period Chinese prostitutes possessed considerableproportion in the population of Northeast of China. They had some influence onsociety. So far, the research for this group is very limited. In order to displayhistory, get to know the Northeast society under the dominance of JapaneseImperialism and Manchuria government, absorb historical lesson, build socialistspiritual civilization better, this paper carries out systematic, thorough researchonly for the Chinese prostitute of Manchuria Period. This paper majors forManchuria Period Chinese prostitute general situation, from trade reason andcircumstances, as well as social influence made detailed, systematic analysisand research.Text is divided into 4 parts:Part One: The author summarized through looking up related informationto introduce the historyof prostitute development and the general situation ofChinese prostitutes in Manchuria Period. The writer played emphasis on theprostitutes of the opium shop of Northeast of China with development reasonsof brothels prostitutes, distribution conditions and quantities, had carried out theintroduction of system, and had carried out reasonable analysis for the statisticalfigure of prostitutes, reached the conclusion :In Manchuria Period, the numberofNortheast prostitutes was numerous, distribution was extensive.Part Two: the writer analysed demonstration according to history andmatter in Manchuria Period, there were 5 major factors that made women beChinese prostitutes as follows:Be poor to prostitutes. Japanese Imperialism invaded, plundered and ruledNortheast of China, caused Northeast economy to encounter serious damage.Some natural disasters made common people more and more impoverished, thepoor state of Northeast people is rare on history. Be compelled in livelihood, alot of women fell into be prostitutes in brothels or women receives in opiumshops etc.Be kidnapped and sold to prostitutes. Northeast of China was dominantunder Japanese Imperialism and Manchuria government, social order was veryconfused. It was a commonphenomenon for women to be kidnapped and sold.Though, Manchuria government had made legal clause on prohibiting dealingin human beings and ill-treating woman. Procuresses bribed the police andsoldiers, the clause of government was not valid, and brothels also had beenprotected from interference of Manchuria government. Traders of kidnappingwomen were more and more furious than before. Women had been sold intobrothels because soldiers and military police, procuresses colluded mutually.Be forced to prostitutes. The feudal idea of treatment of females inferior tomales was very popular, which made the position of woman was very low,some persons including prostitutes'parents or husbands were infected with badhabits to be heavy in debt, of course someone was greedy in the face of money.Parents, elder brothers, husbands sold their women into brothels.Be abandoned to be prostitutes. The concubines of Manchuria governmentofficials, officers, rich persons and other the figure of upper levels got insult,ill-treat or have been deserted, they have no face to return their native place,had to enter brothel to work as prostitutes.Degenerated into prostitutes. A part of woman was voluntary because ofseeking sexual happiness or sexualliberation and sexual free etc.The 3rd part is divided into 3 aspects: Had observed the circumstances ofChinese prostitute including the condition of incomes and expenses ofprostitutes. Prostitutes were one of weak tendency group in Manchuria Period..Introduce 3 kinds of different prostitutes respectively and 4 kinds of forms ofcollecting fees, as well as the various means that procuresses deprivedprostitutes of private money. Prostitutes had brought huge income for years forbrothels, left for themselves very little. It had embodied the exploitation andoppressionof procuresses.The circumstances of prostitutes were very bad. The matter of beingbeaten and scolded was frequent. Healthy condition had been seriouslydamaged. To be able to survive, prostitutes still bored the insult and extortionmedical official from time to time. The prostitutes would suffer hardship thatthe devastation of spirit and persecution of body. The prostitutes committedsuicide because they can't stand it.There were three kinds ofopportunities of Chinese prostitutes. Taking offneed a lot of money and the patron of brothels who was willing to buy backfreedom for prostitutes. There was discrimination for prostitutes on society. Soprostitutes had difficulty in taking off. Taking risk to run away was difficult too.Because the members of brothels kept watch on prostitutes tightly, so it isextremely difficult for prostitutes to run away. Even if run away successfully,they nearly had no place to go to. The dominance of Japanese Imperialism andManchuria government was very dark. Although there were some places whereprostitutes can be protected, yet the function was very limited. Wanderedaround streets or returned brothels. Prostitutes wandered around streets whenthey were too old to receive patrons of brothels, they fell into beggar, Someprostitutes have been accustomed to the life of the brothels, they like socialintercourse, they can't bear restriction of family, they felt the life was bitteracting as concubines. So it was normal phenomena of returning brothels forprostitutes.The 4thpart had introduced the negative surface of prostitute for northeastsociety to affect.Had endangered the health of human body, prostitutes was major source ofspreading venereal disease. They spread some kind of diseases through sexactivities, lots of people including prostitutes, patrons of brothels, their family...
Keywords/Search Tags:Prostitute
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