The Land of Blue Robes - Western Portrayal of China

Author: Aribord
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: What kind of life did the Chinese people live at the turn of the last century? What upheavals and changes did they experience? What cultural traditions and outdated customs did they uphold? What were the specific conditions in cities, rural areas, and all levels of society? This series of books will answer these questions. The authors of this series were Westerners who lived in China a century ago and had a deep understanding of Chinese culture. With the unique perspective and insight of outsiders, they observed and examined this mysterious land, documenting their observations and amazements in vivid and descriptive language. Each book preserves numerous old photographs, allowing us to morely and clearly look back at the traumatic years of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. If you remember the feeling of the first time you stepped into cold seawater as a child, then you can understand the author's current emotions as they set out to promote the abolition of foot-binding in southern China. The author was very unfamiliar with the place, and foot-binding was one of China's oldest and most deeply rooted customs. Chinese people, with their extremely limited demands, would live a happier life if they had no complaints about everything? Is it necessary to raise a question mark? For the common people's lives, which have been for hundreds of years, only speculations can be made. How many people are willing to turn their gaze to the ordinary people? The shortcomings of history have made us overlook the role of ordinary people in shaping the changes of a nation's history. To a certain extent, "The Country in Blue Chongongs" makes up for this shortcoming. It is this book that challenges subjective confidence. In fact, few books are as helpful as this one in helping later generations understand the details missed by the grand narrative of history from another perspective. In this book, tells us about her experiences in more than ten provinces and cities in China, as well as the activities of foreign missionaries in China. To completely liberate Chinese women's feet, organized the "Heavenly Foot Association" and gave speeches everywhere. She found "China's most learned governor," Zhang Zhidong, and persuaded him to write a dedication for the "Heavenly Foot Movement." In this book, it is told how the author tried every means to meet Li Hongzhang, the governor, to win more official support for China and attempted to ask him to write a dedication. The numerous photographs in the book, many of which have become valuable historical references.