Women's life in North-Western China under the Tang dynasty
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published 01/11/2002
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SummaryThis essay focuses on Chinese women from North-Western China (the Chinese part of the Silk Road) under the Tang dynasty (618-907). It describes the main outlines of their everyday life, and study more closely the impact of the Silk Road – and its related cultural interactions – on their lives. In this respect, the Tang dynasty is the most interesting period because trade and cultural interactions were at its pinnacle. Thus, I will try to determine to what extent the reign of the traditional, Confucian frame defining women's role was subdued by the influence of foreign cultures
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- The main characteristics of the traditional role and social status of women in Medieval China
- To what extend the nomadic cultures who settled in China conveyed new values into the Chinese society
- Confucian ideals also lost its predominance by the development of two important social groups under the Tang: the 'entertainer' and the nun
- The spread of Buddhism brought about social changes that undoubtedly improved somehow the life of many women
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