The mid-twentieth century was a transformative period in China’s history. The establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 1 October 1949 marked the start of a repressive regime under the leadership of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This revolutionised the lives of China’s population. For female citizens of the new PRC, Mao’s famous proclamation that ‘women hold up half the sky’ seemed to signify a new era for women’s rights. From 1949, the CCP was determined to raise the status of women in China and challenge its longstanding patriarchy.
For thousands of years, family life in China had revolved around three key principles:
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