China: love shown in numbers and not only

Occupation: Senior lecturer of the Chinese language department
Affiliation: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 2

Pages

74-77

Abstract

The social changes that have taken place in China over the past 30 years have affected many areas of Chinese life. Changes, that in one way or another have influenced the culture of the Chinese nation, including the relationship between a man and a woman. On the one hand, there are concepts and customs that relate exclusively to traditional Chinese consciousness, philosophy and centuries-old culture, on the other – the penetration of Western ideas contributes to the emergence of new traditions and new views on how in the modern world relations between people should be built, how should these relations help to create a more stable family, what should be the main thing in relations between partners, and what is family happiness. Since the end of the twentieth century there have been many social changes in Chinese society that have affected the culture of the Chinese nation, including in particular the relationship between a woman and a man. The article examines changes in the institution of marriage in China over the past few decades including the impact of Western culture and the emergence of new views and ideas on what the family should be and in particular how they affect the relationships within marriage. The main family traditions and the changing role of women in China, the attitude of the younger generation of Chinese to family and love, the introduction of new digital technologies, reflected in the language of «digital personal relationships» are all analyzed in great detail.

Keywords

China, marriage, love, hieroglyphics, Confucianism, homonymy, erotica

Publication date

25.03.2019

Number of characters

16664

Cite

GOST	Voytsekhovich A. China: love shown in numbers and not only // Asia and Africa Today – 2019. – Issue 2 C. 74-77 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750003740-6-1 (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750003740-6
MLA	Voytsekhovich, Anastasia A "China: love shown in numbers and not only." Asia and Africa Today 2 (2019):74-77. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750003740-6
APA	Voytsekhovich A. (2019). China: love shown in numbers and not only. Asia and Africa Today (2), pp.74-77 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750003740-6

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