The Anti-Footbinding Movement In Modern Shanxi

In modern times,with the introduction of Western liberal democratic thought and knowledge of health care,Chinese traditional footbinding gradually become barbaric and backward synonymous,a vigorous anti-footbinding motion commenced on the land of China.Although footbinding is serious in Shanxi,but Shanxi's anti-footbinding motion started relatively late,which is related to Shanxi located in the inland,contact with the outside world inconvenience.Shanxi initiate the anti-footbinding movement when the "Late Qing".Anti-footbinding motion this time reference nationalist point,rose the relationship between the anti-footbinding movement to national prosperity and flourishing height.The late Qing Dynasty's anti-footbinding motion under the civil and official's co-promote,and the civil enlightened played a great role.During this period,by the influence of the traditional concept of footbinding,anti-footbinding movement met resistance from many aspects,such as Conservative gentry?footbinding women and so on,the actual effectiveness of anti-foot-binding is not significant.To the Republic of China,Yan Xishan obtain the Shanxi's military and political power,massive anti-footbinding movement in the province in order to eliminate the phenomenon of footbinding in province,and to create a civilized Shanxi.Yan Xishan make use of the government's authority to promote anti-footbinding motion,emphasizing punishment in the anti-footbinding motion,although encounter strong resistance in the process,but compared with other provinces in the same period,had made considerable results.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War,the Communist Party of China in the construction of the base,anti-footbinding as the proper meaning of the emancipation of women were referred to the daily work.The anti-footbinding motion this period,mainly under the initiative of the government base,presided over by women organizations.Anti-footbinding motion this period have a mass base,after decades of anti-footbinding propaganda,coupled with the deterrent effect of the war,many women choose to put the foot.Although the anti-footbinding motion base achieved some results,but did not achieve the expected results.Overall,the anti-footbinding motion in Shanxi has undergone a ban footbinding —put foot — footbinding again — ban again cycle iterative process,full of twists and turns.Although footbinding era has gone,it becomes a historical relic,but footbinding represented thought of slavery for women still exist.Today,we promoting gender equality,but pierced ear,breast augmentation,plastic surgery,high heels and other "foreign footbinding" phenomenon emerge in endlessly.we need to reflect on how to achieve "real" women's emancipation and gender equality.