REDSTAR Hangzhou June 2020

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ARRANGED MARRIAGE
In ancient China, parents or relatives of the
bride and groom arranged a match. After
marriage, the woman was not regarded as part
of her own family anymore. Instead, she was
treated like the 'property' of the husband's
family. In modern China, marriage is
based on the choice of two people.
FOOT BINDING
This tradition started before
the Qing Dynasty. Han Chinese
associated beauty with the small
feet of a woman. That is why from
a young age, girls were forced to
bind their feet tight. It was extremely
painful as the bones changed their
shape. All this pain was just to
satisfy the view of Chinese men.
However, when Chairman Mao
came to power, he prohibited this
tradition and made sure that it
is not in practice anymore.
NAIL CLIPPING
Nail clipping was used as a method
of child discipline for almost 4,000
years. When a child did something
wrong, he was punished by having
his fingernails clipped. It was a very
cruel method of parenting. There were
even special tools for this process.
Fortunately, due to the development
of human rights, this tradition was
stopped and is not in practice
anymore. However, some Chinese
men today still grow their pinky
nail to symbolise honour.
Now we know more about the unknown side of China to us. I hope this article was useful and interesting for you.
Keep discovering China with us!
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