The Research Of Cheng Hao And Cheng Yi’s Gender View

Researchers on the topics of Chinese traditional view of women and women’s history show that the saying ‘Death by starvation is preferable to loss of chastity’ is criticized by later generations.However,looking back to the origin,it is not the intention of Cheng Yi to bound women by this theory.Many researchers connect this saying,which was raised by Cheng Brothers,with the Confucian school of idealist philosophy which was also initiated by these two people,arguing that this is the beginning of the female bondage.But,there are also scholars say that it is unfair to criticize Cheng Brothers with a quote out of context,as a result,leading to endless controversy.This paper focuses on the gender perspective,From Cheng Brothers’ literature,and analyzes the attitudes of different gender from the perspective of men and women.First,from the perspective of theory of Yin and Yang,In order to confirm the male superiority,apply the theory of Yin and Yang in the cosmology to the relationship between men and women.Secondly,Analyze the gender characteristics of Cheng Brothers’ from the perspective of virtue,In their opinion,Man is different from a beast because of righteousness,When it comes to gender perspective,it is important to emphasize that women’s most great moral is submissiveness.Thirdly,the relationship between men and women is the core of gender view.Cheng Brothers acknowledge that the desire for men and women is reasonable,but they are against indulgence.It is believed that a lifetime husband and wife is the proper relationship between men and women.After a detailed analysis of the gender view of Cheng Brothers,Looking at the chastity of traditional Chinese society,Analysis and reflection on the word “chastity”.In Cheng Brothers’ thought,chastity is not a proper noun for female bondage.However,his gender perspective is based on male superiority.In ancient China,women were always home-based roles,which was determined by The Times,they has not been free from this point of view.All in all,this article attempts from the perspective of the unity of opposites between men and women,more comprehensive study Cheng Brothers’ gender view,from the perspective of text documents,the more stereoscopic Cheng Brothers’ for men and women have what kind of attitude,and illustrates the chastity word which is closely linked with the concept of gender analysis,better to understand what efforts in current social gender equality should be making.