chinese women

Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture

Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture

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This rich collection of writings–many translated especially for this volume and some available in English for the first time–provides a journey through the history of Chinese culture, tracing the Chinese understanding of women as elucidated in writings spanning more than two thousand years.

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Chinese advertising posters

36 beautiful Chinese advertising posters of the 30s

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Before the advent of the Communist regime in 1949, China, and especially Shanghai began to experience some forms of advertising borrowed from the West.

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anti-Japanese demonstrations

Chinese Women of America anti-Japanese demonstrations in New York in 1938: 15 beautiful pictures

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A fundraiser parade of Chinese beauty activists organized by overseas Chinese  in order to fund anti Japanese activities in Wuhan.

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Woman with bound feet, photograph by John Thomson

Footbinding in China: 25+ old pictures of lotus feet in China

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Foot binding, 缠足, is the antique custom of traditional Chinese society of binding the feet of girls painfully tight to prevent further growth (lotus feet). … Read more