The lower nine classes of old China

Author: Hou Jie
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Actors, bandits, beggars, gamblers, prostitutes, and other marginalized individuals can be said, in a sense, to be completely on the fringes of society. However, they possess a complete and unique group structure and cultural form. From the ever-flowing river of history, we scoop a few drops of water, aiming to let them refract the colorful spectrum of modern society, reflect the real-life conditions of marginalized social groups such as actors, bandits, beggars, and gamblers, showcase the fate of the lower strata, and deepen our understanding of modern Chinese lower society. The people of the lower society in old China were marginalized, yet they had a complete and unique group structure and cultural form. This book takes the relatively representative lifestyles of certain groups in the lower society as its starting point, delves into their world, and helps us understand their joys and sorrows, their joys and sorrows, reflecting their group cultural life.