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Is foot binding, eunuchs, kowtowing and concubinage a traditional culture?

Not traditional culture.

Foot-binding was a bad habit in ancient China. Foot-binding began in the late Northern Song Dynasty and rose in the Southern Song Dynasty. Generally, women begin to bind their feet at the age of four or five and untie the cloth belt until the adult skeleton is finalized. It was not until the founding of New China that the bad habit of foot binding was completely abolished.

Eunuchs used to refer to senior officials among ancient eunuchs, but now they refer to men who lost their sexual ability after castration. In ancient times, they were court officials who served the royal family in the capital, usually ordinary people or slaves who were deliberately castrated, making them servants of the royal family, also known as eunuchs.

Kowtowing is a traditional etiquette, kneeling on the ground, hands on the ground, head on the ground. ? This is a bad habit now. After all, the times are progressing and the mind is open. No matter from the composition of society or the requirements of modern people, "kowtowing and gratitude" will definitely decline, and no one can stop it.

Concubine is also a bad habit in ancient times. Usually refers to the extension of "men are superior to women" in traditional society, which does not conform to modern values? .

Traditional culture should usually enable people to keep fit and live a healthy life. Such as beautiful Hanfu, cheongsam, ancient Huizhou architectural style, ceramic art, satin craft, various dramas, etc.