Chinese Social Status after KongZi Period

Introduction

China is the second largest nation in the world. Its total area is more than 11,000,000 square miles. According to its area, it is larger than Europe and Oceania. It occupies a quarter of the land area of Asia and its surface is second only to Russia. As for his philosophy, Chinese society got considered polytheistic and synergetic. Apparently, each religion posits a separate doctrine, but in Chinese society dominates Taoism and Buddhism. The scriptural perspective China has a distinctive character because it can accommodate seemingly contradictory beliefs simultaneously (Wilkinson, 2000). Chinese calligraphy is an exotic feature of Chinese culture, becoming a jewel unparalleled in Eastern culture. In its visual aspect, it can be compared to painting because of its ability to arouse emotions. Writing is palpable representation of spoken language. The earliest Chinese characters may have been used 5000 years ago. It was pictograms representing the most common objects and activities of life in those times. Is an ancient Chinese system of writing and has not changed in thousands of years of existence.

China's Society

In Chinese society, women occupied a low and degrading. It was common to assign the jobs negligible or less important. A baby boy was considered a gift from the gods and treated as such, while a newborn girl had to endure endless abuse, such as foot binding you to grow crooked and so you could not run. A Chinese proverb says: “Listen to your wife, but never believe what she says.” The life of women in Chinese society was not much better than that of Arab society in pre-Islamic pagan or India. After long years of primitive humanity of the group gradually became gregarious clan community. In many parts of China, it has been found traces of human activities from the time of the clan community. 6000 or 7000 years ago China began the matriarchal culture of Yangshao. During this period, the man could polish stone and bone tools, bows and arrows, making pottery, known in embryo agriculture and livestock, and knew how to weave and build houses. All of this led to the adoption of a sedentary lifestyle (Morton, 2005). The ruins of the village of Banpo, near Xi'an, are typical of the time. In this culture, women occupied a high position within the clan. All of them resulted in the development of production and rising living standards. The social division of labor and the growth of trade in goods accelerated the development of private property. The emergence of classes gradually promoted the disintegration of primitive society, and the growth of civilization.

Tang Dynasty

In 581 Sui Dynasty took power and reigned but a short time, managed to reunite the Empire and reorganizing the administration. North and South are no longer divided, and the start of construction of the Grand Canal exchanges their goods. The dynasty got overthrown by a popular uprising. 618 In a former general of the dynasty founded the Tang Dynasty. The boundaries extend to the west; it is a ...