Men and Women of China -- Book Three of the Reading China Series

Author: Yi Zhongtian
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: The writing of this book, apart from Engels' The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State as the most important guiding reference, many works on this topic also hold certain reference value. Among them, the most prominent include: Foucault's History of Sexuality, Morris's The Naked Ape, Donella H. Meadows's The Story of Human Sexuality, Fei Xiaotong's Reproductive Systems, Liu Daling's Ancient Chinese Sex Culture, Min Jiayin (ed.) The Variations of Yang and Yin, Wu Shichu and Li Xiuzhi's Chinese Views on Marriage and Wedding Customs, Jiang Xuyuan's Chinese Wives and Concubines, Kong Qingdong's Brothel Culture, among which Liu Daling's Ancient Chinese Sex Culture is particularly thorough in its data and highly significant for reference. Additionally, some viewpoints from Zhou Guoping's The Distance of Guarding and Yang Dongping's Urban Wind are cited. Due to the format of this book, it is not feasible to annotate every reference. Following international conventions, a bibliography is provided here, and sincere gratitude is expressed. This book is primarily intended for general readers rather than experts, and many viewpoints are not thoroughly elaborated. For those interested in deeper exploration, please refer to my works Art Anthropology (Shanghai Literature and Art Press, 1992 edition) and Chit-Chat About the Chinese (Huaying Press, 1996 edition). Besides describing and analyzing the sexual states and relationships of the Chinese, Chapter 3 reviews and examines the history of human and Chinese sexual relationships from the author's perspective, while Chapter 9 expresses the author's own views and opinions on gender relationships, love, marriage, family, and human nature. Since it is merely the author's own review, examination, views, and opinions, it does not impose the expectation of reader agreement. Whether praised or criticized, it is left to the readers.