1. Three wives and four concubines
The main purpose of ancient people marrying three wives and four concubines was to carry on the family line. Three wives and four concubines should mean multiple wives. Ancient emperors also There are three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines. The so-called three wives and four concubines in ancient times mainly refer to a marriage system in the feudal period. It is a kind of persecution of women. If both are widowed, it is a bad omen for a man to remarry, and for a woman to remarry. Men are superior to women, and women can only depend on men. This is the result of the social system, and this result has intensified the hierarchical differentiation between men and women. As a result, men have groups of wives and concubines, while women can only live with one.
2. Marriage with fingertips
An old marriage custom. Popular in vast areas of the country. That is, the parents of both parties have agreed to get married before the child is born. There are also those who are afraid that the man and woman will not recognize each other when they grow up, or that one of them will not keep their promise, so they cut the skirt into two pieces and each holds one piece as a certificate.
3. A woman's lack of talent is virtue
The origin of the famous saying "A woman's lack of talent is virtue", according to the research of Hong Kong scholar Professor Liu Yongchong, should be in the works of Ming Dynasty This phrase already exists. Mainly believed to be the words of Chen Jiru (Mei Gong) of the Ming Dynasty: "A woman who is literate and able to understand the true meaning is definitely a virtuous person, but it is rare; others like to read novels in operas, stir up evil intentions, and even dance with them. If you don't do anything scandalous, it's better to be ignorant and stay humble. Chen Meigong said: "It is virtue for a woman to be literate." Taking the overall situation into consideration, although it is virtuous, it is not worth advocating, because the disadvantage of reading and reading is that being "incited by evil thoughts" and "committing scandals" by novels is better than not knowing how to read and staying safe.
4. Superstition
When people face the huge unknown space, they often come up with their own explanations. The ancients were overwhelmed by the power of thunder, so they put forward their own explanation "Thunder God, Heavenly Court" and worshiped it. Later generations called it superstition. Superstition in a narrow sense refers to people's belief in astrology, divination, Feng Shui, fortune telling, gods and ghosts, etc.
5. Monarchy
Monarchy is the product of my country’s feudal dynasty. It strengthened the personal power of ancient emperors and, to some extent, consolidated my country’s feudalism. System. Absolute monarchy, also known as absolute monarchy or monarchy, is a political system and form of government in which the ruler monarch (often called the emperor or king, and women called empress or queen) has all the power to rule the country and civil liberties without law. Or legal procedures tell the monarch how to exercise power. Monarchy is an autocratic system in which the throne is inherited.
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