Chinese Tradition And Cultures.
Stopped Traditions/Continued/Dynasty Influence
Stopped Traditions
After the Qing Dynasty had fallen, the practice had become unfashionable.
This change in fashion suddenly had a perverse side effect: a lot of girls who had had their feet bound in order to become marriageable suddenly found themselves abandoned by their husbands because foot binding was no longer fashionable. Worse, in bigger cities some people would catch women with bound feet and cut off their bindings, a humiliation because these women would never, ever show their bare feet to anyone—not even their husbands. For them, the process that began with a lot of pain and tears likewise ended with pain and tears.
By the time Mao Zedong took control of China in 1949, foot binding was gone except in a few remote, mountainous areas in the country.( Schiavenza, np).
Continued Traditions
The Chinese celebrate a holiday called the spring festival which is there way to celebrate their new year.The festival lasts for 15 days, starting from the 1st to the 15th lunar days.Originating during the Shang Dynasty (17th - 11th century BC), the festival used to be observed to fight against the monster "Nian" who liked to eat children and livestock. The monster was afraid of red color and loud sound. Therefore, people decorated their houses in red and set off firecrackers to expel it.The tradition of using herbal medicine differs from western medicines, as it uses less chemicals and each medicine is used from different parts of any plant.Genuine Chinese people have found thousands of plants and herbs associated with the treatment of ailments, so herbal medicine is really a large system. Doctors would analyze their nature or property such as 'cold and hot' or 'yin and yang', utilize all sorts of raw materials, mixing them to cure disease. Thus it is also different from the western medicine.About the classification, in the Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), there are 1892 types recorded
Dynasty Created Religions
The religious legacy of the 400 year Han era was the development of Confucianism and Taoism, and the acceptance of Mahayana Buddhism. During the Western Han era, the religion of Daoism developed that became China's major indigenous religion.
Buddhism is the most important religion in China. It is generally believed that it was spread to China in 67 AD during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220) from Khotan in Xinjiang to Central China.
During the Qin dynasty, Confucianism—along with all other non-Legalist philosophies—was suppressed by the First Emperor; early Han dynasty emperors did the same. Legalism denounced the feudal system and encouraged severe punishments, particularly when the emperor was disobeyed.
New Learning And Overall summary
In the chinese culture, traditions were passed down from generation to generation, but at the same time some cultures weren’t passed down. Many Dynasties stopped and created new traditions and cultures throughout chinese history. Essentially, many traditions may never end in the chinese culture. But at the same time some could be stopped just like in the past.
This new learning shows that it’s possible for a culture to have multiple changes throughout time and as a result, could be more unique than others. This also means that it’s possible for this to happen to a modern day culture.