Hello officials and grandfathers, I believe many friends have heard that chaoshan is very serious, so today we will talk about this topic together!
In the land of southern Guangdong, Chaoshan has the reputation of "coastal Zoulu". Indeed, it has to be said that Chaoshan is located on the seashore, and it is a good place for talents to emerge and be a good place for Wuhua Tianbao and brilliant people.
When it comes to the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, the deepest impression of outsiders is probably that the food paradise, the Oriental Jews "can do business" and the preference for sons and daughters.
Indeed, the most able to do business in the country, the tide merchants have an important position. Many Chaoshan people have the dream of being a boss in their bones. Of course, there are also many people who have successful careers, whether it is starting a company or doing a small business.
Let's talk about chaoshan cuisine, "romantic bay, food town" is the label here. As a city full of food, Shantou snacks have been rated as 60 kinds of Chinese snacks, accounting for 1/7 of the country.
Famous snacks such as kway teow, beef balls, and intestinal noodles write about the food culture of this region, so Chaoshan is also a veritable food paradise.
I am from Guangdong and also from Chaoshan Province. This brings me to my own deeply distressed patriarchal phenomenon.
Because it is true that chaoshan people value their sons, every family will have the desire of boys. For girls, Chaoshan people are also preferred. I think there are three main reasons why the Chaoshan people prefer sons to daughters.
First, the influence of the traditional concept of "old age and support"
The idea of raising children and preventing old age has a far-reaching impact. In the Chaoshan area, there are similar words, love to eat Zai Brother Three Ton Burn, want to eat Zai Road Yao.
Chaoshan daughters are generally not responsible for supporting their parents, and at most they return to their mother's house every month to visit, let alone marry far away. Basically, they are supported by their sons.
When parents are old, they rely on their sons to support themselves. It can be said that the son is the lifeblood of old age. If you don't have a son, you will be lonely in old age. Therefore, the Chaoshan people must have sons, and the traditional concept of having many children and many blessings believes that raising children can prevent old age.
Because of the prevalence of this traditional concept, most people naturally think that their daughters are useless and will sooner or later leave themselves to become someone else's wife.
Second, it is influenced by the traditional concept of succession
The secular view in the Chaoshan family includes having children and passing on the generations. The Chaoshan people attach great importance to their ancestors and trace back to their roots. And in order for the incense to continue, there must be a successor. This chain of life, passed down from generation to generation, is the unshirkable responsibility of every family.
Therefore, every family must have at least one boy who can pass on the generations. Just as the so-called "no filial piety has three, no posterity is greater", under the huge pressure of this succession, people must have boys. If you can't give birth to a boy, you always feel that something is missing.
Third, Chaoshan has lived since ancient times
The Chaoshan land is full of village organizations composed of ethnic groups, and the surname ethnic groups in such villages will inevitably lead to conflicts and conflicts for various interests, and even armed struggles.
"People are less afraid of being deceived" is also a deep-rooted traditional concept, influenced by this traditional view, Chaoshan people in order to prosper, will also have more children, especially boys to strengthen their family strength.
Although the chaoshan people's preference for sons and daughters was particularly prominent in the past, in the final analysis, it was influenced by secular traditional concepts. Nowadays, with the development of the times and the liberation and progress of people's thinking, the traditional concept of Chaoshan people's preference for sons and daughters has also been greatly improved.
In my opinion, the Chaoshan people's preference for sons and daughters has slowly changed to a son preference, and most people think that boys and girls are the same. In the Chaoshan region, many families treat girls very well, even preferentially to boys.
Times are changing, people's minds are also changing, and they will get better and better.