The significance of having a son

Some people in China, and even in some regions, place special importance on having another boy, which is actually a deep-rooted notion that has been passed down for thousands of years.

In ancient times, life in the wilderness was very hard. Yes, men and women already had a different division of labor.

Women were mainly responsible for gathering and men for hunting. This division of labor was obviously the result of natural selection of the different physical structures of men and women. Moreover, the physical differences between men and women are enormous.

And this is also related to China's long history of agricultural society.

In agriculture, labor has always been an important production resource. In ancient times, production technology was not well developed, and most of it needed manpower to do it. So stronger men could obviously do more work than women.

In ancient China, having many children and grandchildren has always been a blessing, a notion created by the importance of labor.

Why has Chinese society been male-dominated for so long? It is because of this sense of power.

In ancient times, people wanted to have boys, and even encouraged this behavior by passing on the family name.

But in modern times, the benefits of boys are obviously not as great. But people's traditional attitudes can't be changed overnight.

But it is cheaper to raise boys. Girls, from childhood, must be dressed up. Less to buy her flower dresses, small decorations, new clothes. Anything more elaborate would cost a few hundred dollars to wear. Boys are much better at this. They just know how to goof off and play and have little interest in dressing up.

Also, boys were slightly thinner, and a little bump or even a scar wasn't a big deal. And most guys don't really care.

All in all, boys and girls have their own advantages, and patriarchy really isn't necessary. /359b033b5bb5c9ea271b2c0ade39b6003bf3b36a?x-bce-process=image%2Fresize%2Cm_lfit%2Cw_600%2Ch_800%2Climit_1%2Fquality%2Cq_85 2Fformat%2Cf_auto