The Analysis Of Quanzhou Exemplary Women In Early Qing Dynasty

Along with the academic circle on the exemplary women deepening, the research of regional exemplary women went into people’s horizon and rapid of development. Quanzhou as a neo-confucianism town, had been influenced serious, and had lots of exemplary women. This thesis focusing on the role of Quanzhou exemplary women in early Qing Dynasty, based on the chorography of Quanzhou, completed with other original material such as genealogies, corpus, notes and so on. Through analyzing and focusing on the characteristics and reasons of exemplary women in early Qing Dynasty, then explore its influence.In Qing Dynasty, chastity behavior developed to peak. There are some common grounds of exemplary women in early Qing Dynasty, but regional exemplary women had their individual character. Exemplary women of Quanzhou., they had been influenced by neo-confucianism and clan culture of southern Fujian. Actually, this analysis must base on the whole unique historical geography and culture surroundings of Fujian, not only reveals the produce of generality, and also discusses the evolvement of personality.In early Qing Dynasty, leaders advocated chastity vigorously, clans aspired chastity to glorify and illuminate their ancestors. In the conflict of moral codes and interest, exemplary women chose to supported parents-in-law and children resolutely. They were the gift to feudal code of ethics.