The reason the sons sleep on the bed and daughters on the ground is "yang high, yin low". (Patriarchy >:( ). Baike specifically says: "Men are superior to women, and their treatment and the expectations on them are different. This is a reflection on the customs and consciouness of the time, and lets future generations understand those values."
I am-- surprised at the first line of the Baike background: 这是一首祝贺西周奴隶主贵族宫室落成的歌辞。This is a song to celebrate completion of the palaces of the Western Zhou slave owning nobility.
Anyway, the specific King of Zhou that it's about seems uncertain. There's also some debate over if celebrating the completion of the palace also comes with sacrificing animals to the ancestors.
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Re: 189. 斯干 - Si Gan
Date: 2021-04-19 12:37 am (UTC)The reason the sons sleep on the bed and daughters on the ground is "yang high, yin low". (Patriarchy >:( ). Baike specifically says: "Men are superior to women, and their treatment and the expectations on them are different. This is a reflection on the customs and consciouness of the time, and lets future generations understand those values."
I am-- surprised at the first line of the Baike background: 这是一首祝贺西周奴隶主贵族宫室落成的歌辞。This is a song to celebrate completion of the palaces of the Western Zhou slave owning nobility.
Anyway, the specific King of Zhou that it's about seems uncertain. There's also some debate over if celebrating the completion of the palace also comes with sacrificing animals to the ancestors.