Does China's traditional culture have patriarchal characteristics?

The patriarchal society in ancient China led to the formation of the ethical paradigm in the traditional culture of China. The following concepts of "loyalty" and "filial piety" are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In addition, influenced by the patriarchal society for a long time, China people have developed social virtues of modesty, patience, gentleness, respect and thrift, and social ethics of respecting the old and caring for the young, respecting each other and loving each other.

China people's inherent cultural paradigm is to pay attention to ethics. Everything measures a person's character by ethical principles. People who violate ethics think that society is despised, and "incest" is a provocation to the belief in the depths of the ancient soul. Since ancient times, incest in China rarely involves the field of literature and art. Compared with westerners who pay attention to restraining people's words and deeds by law because of the lack of ethical values, China people's ethical thinking mode is commendable.

While the patriarchal clan system is forging the strong character and excellent personality of the Chinese nation, its own feudal and backward things such as "moral tyranny", "inequality between men and women", "hierarchical concept" and "self-discipline and blind obedience" have become bottlenecks that stifle human nature and delay the progress and development of the nation for two thousand years. In particular, moral autocracy led to China people attaching importance to the rule of man over the rule of law, which seriously hindered the process of democracy and legal system in China since modern times. Patriarchal law also mercilessly deprives female members of their personal rights and social status. Women can only marry chickens and follow dogs and become reproductive and housework machines. Nowadays, the concept of son preference is still prevalent in some areas. During the period of socialist modernization in China, the concept of hierarchy contributed to the increasingly serious hatred of the rich in China.

The infection of patriarchal clan system made China people form a blind and exclusive mentality of "not belonging to my race, but having a heart in mind", which led to the chalkiness and backwardness of China for a long time and was the root of the decline of China in modern times.

China's patriarchal autocratic system still has a deep-rooted "realistic" mindset, which makes China people lack the spirit of scientific exploration. This has hindered the development of scientific exploration and the promotion of independent innovation ability in China. Most domestic products have no core technology, which makes us glad that "Made in China" products are all over the world, but it also brings us some disappointment.

In a word, while the patriarchal clan system promotes the ideological and personality development of China people, its negative impact can not be ignored. We should get rid of its dross and take its essence.