Lady Xun: The selfless spouse
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The comfortable economic position of Lady Xun's family
- Lady Xun's new economic situation
- Providing without borrowing money
- Tthe relationship between Lady Xun and Yuanye
- People that influenced Lady Xun's life
- Her opposition to Buddhist beliefs
- Her Confucian ideals
- Steadfast dedication
- Benevolence
- Conclusion
Abstract
As the daughter of an affluent father, lady xun was destined for a life of prosperity. However, her life was marked by benevolence, not political or economical achievements. After marrying Yuanye Zhang, her life went from extreme luxury into a married life of severe poverty. While marrying into a lower social class was not a common occurrence in the early Qing dynasty, it offers a unique perspective on what it was like to be both wealthy and impoverished in the early eighteenth century. While no known writings by lady xun exist, her legacy was passed down through a biography written by her cousin-in-law, Zhang Xuecheng, in "A Biographical Sketch of My Elder Cousin's Wife, Goodwife xun." By looking at the biography by Xuecheng and historical accounts of the early Qing period, it is possible to understand lady xun through her natal family, education, economic standing, occupation, role as wife, other relations, and beliefs.
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