The Existing Environment Of Paragon Of Chastity In South-east China During Modern Times

Paragons of Chastity are staunch community to adhere to traditional female chastit y and devotion, reflecting the traditional ethics of female oppression. During late Qing Dynasty, Western civilization gradually affecting China, But as a symbol of traditional ethical code, paragons of chastity phenomenon still exists in the south of modern society, showing a certain age and geographical features. Judging from the type, they committed after their husband died, or for protecting chastity, even for their parents, concept of "a woman does not apply to two husbands", "look after their parent-in-law", "nothing disloyal" and other female ethics. From the class point of view, whether from home or ordinary family, there are women who choose martyrdom, they understand even adhering to traditional women morality from different sources. Evolution of the concept of modern society affects the spatial and temporal characteristics of south-east China social paragons of chastity phenomenon. In terms of space, rural social environment is relatively isolated, the traditional concept of continuity, there are easy to breed and spread rumors circle contacts, they suicide often because of the damage of their reputation. Shanghai, for example the study shows that the modern concept of the southern city is complex, both propriety apologist for integrity in advocacy, but also questioned the voice of the intellectual elite. In terms of age, the phenomenon to appreciate and propaganda the paragon of chastity are yet from the historical stage, but the voice of criticism is gradually strengthened.Integrity in the south to exist in the modern society depends on where the family, social and political environment. The family environments, includes family education, relationships, family power and so on. From the point of view of family education, the traditional family education, or is chastity ancestors inspired move, so the idea of chastity rooted in women’s heart; to family relations, emotion with her husband, have no child, or the family force her to marry with other man; From the family strength point of view, on the one hand, the family can afford paragons behind things, especially the things but the their appointment, on the other hand, the family will regarded female martyrdom as the family honor. Above factors have contributed to the woman’s martyrdom. Continuation of the traditional concept of the modern southern phenomenon constitutes paragons social environment: Under the traditional atmosphere of civil society, public support for the paragons phenomenon, spare no effort to commemorate keen to promote martyr, martyr phenomenon exists may be provided, especially advocating traditional Confucian elites are chastity view, but also for women rationality martyrdom provides the basis of public opinion. Late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China’s special political environment makes paragons phenomenon of great concern. On the ideological level, local officials actively paragons requests within the region under the rule of the court’s commendation, and keen to pay homage to the paragons of related activities to show the attitude of official support female martyrdom; the late Qing government continues the practice of early commendation paragons, Yuan Shikai government is the introduction of "praise regulations " clear government support for paragons phenomena. Environmental aspects of the war, in order to be seen as an example Taiping war, because women often do not want to insult, to preserve chastity and suicide. The phenomenon of paragon of chastity in South-east China during modern times is the continuation of traditional culture in the modern representative, showing the general characteristics of traditional culture and modern civilization intertwined.