妇女文化博物馆英文讲解词

1妇女文化博物馆讲解词（英文）Myfriends,whatkindofexpectationdoyouhavewhenenteringthismuseum?Areyoucomingwithcuriositytowardsthehalfofhumanbeingsorconcernaboutthem?Isitadriveforfindingyourself,oraneedtore-establishyouridentityoranythingelse?Womenhavegoneasfarashumancivilizationextends.Theyusedtobeactiveandshininginthetwilightofearlyhumancivilizationandthenovershadowedinthehistorylaterforalongtime.Amidsttheshiningsmileofthenewcentury,womenaregoingtoemergeoutofthestage.Yes,therighttimehasbeencoming.Theexcellenceofthiswomen’sworldneveropenedtoyouwouldbebeyondyourimagination.Now,letusstandinthissmallspaceandlistentotheUniversetotellusthesplendidtruthofthemystery.Andwalkonestepforward,letusyouandme,worktogetherforthemission.WomenCultureMuseumhadbeenarrangedsince1992,anditwasestablishedin2002whenitremovedinthenewplaceinSeptember,2006inShaanxiNormalUniversity.Bythistime,theorganizationsandindividualsbelowhavemadegreatcontributionstotheconstructionanddevelopmentofthismuseum.We’dliketoshowourthankstotheseorganizationsandindividualsfortheirgeneroussupportandsincerecontribution.TheFirstRoomHerstoryThefollowingisaboutherstory,andisalsoabouttheirstories.ItisverydifferentfromthestoriesaboutKings,lovesandlegends.Allofthewomenshowedherearecommonwomen.Evenwecannotseekaskforthenamesofsomeofthem.Buttheylivedandexisted.Itissignificantbecausetheypourallthehearts,loves,goodnessandwisdomintotheirlives.Exhibitedherearesometransectsof20thwomen’slife.Perhapsyoucanreadaseriesofthehiddenhistoryfromthesestrungsegments.1、TheLotusShoesThereisoneopinionthatthephenomenaoffootbindingcameupinNanTangdynasty,fromA.C.937toA.C.975.TheKingorderedhismaid-in-waitingnamedYaoniangtobindherfeetbyclothtomakeherfeetlunateanddanceonalotusstagewhichissixfeethighandmadebygold.Thenfootbindingbecameafashionoutsidethepalace.Whenthegirlswerefiveorsixyearsold,inoldtimetheymustbindtheirfeetbyclothtostopthefeetgrowing.Somepartofthefeetwouldbematteryanddied,thenthefeetwereshapedlikeatrigon.Wecanimaginethewomen’ssufferingduringthefootbindingbyavulgarismsentencethatthereisapairoflotusfeetandthereisalotofwomen’stears.Thelotusshoesaretheshoesforthetrigonalboundfeet.ThekingShunzhiandKangxiinQingdynastybothorderedtobanthecustomoffootbinding.Aftertherevolutionin1911，thegovernmentalsoregardedthebanoffootbindingasameasureofwomenliberation.Therewasalsoaregulationaboutthebanofthefootbinding2duringMayFourthMovement.ThefootbindinggraduallydisappearedinChinesewomen’slivesbychronicallyandheavilyendeavor.Theshoesoffootbindingwomenandtheirfootbandages(footbandageswereusedforbindingwomen’sfeetinthefeudalsociety.).Theyhadnotdisappearedinthehistorystageevenuntil1980s.Thispairoflotusshoesisveryspecial.TheybelongtoarichladyinYunchengCounty,ShanxiProvince.Theyaremadeofleather,composedofinnerpartandouterpart.Theouterappearancemadeofhigh-qualityleatherlookverynice,andtheinnerpartmadeofhigh-qualitysatinwereallhand-made.Thereisanumberwhichshowsthesizeoftheshoesinit.Itisinferredthatthispairofshoesistheproductofastandardfactoryintheearly20thcentury.TaoXieIntheoldtime,womenshouldnotletanyoneseeherstark-nakedlotusfeet,evenatthetimeofsleeping.TaoXiewasusedtoenvelopthefeetinthebed.TheMirrorsThemirrorsintheearly20thcentury.Thebeautypictureofwhichisdrawnbyhandreflectedthefashionofthattime.Thestyleoftheirhairanddresshadshowedoutthemodernfeelingofthecitylifebutexceptallthemodernfactorsweshowed,theystillhadapairoflotusfeet.Thewomeninthemoderntimeinevitablyareconnectedwiththeancientlife.InstrumentofTortureforPressingFingers(reproduction)Thisisaninstrumentoftorture,usedtomakeapersonsubmitbypressingherorhisfingers.Accordingtoexpertresearch,itwasusedinbrothelstopunishprostitutes.Thisexhibitisareproduction;theoriginalisstoredintheChineseAncientSexualCultureMuseum.2、WomenStoriesZhaiPeiyingExhibitedherearewhatZhaiPeiyinghasused:thecotton-paddedpantssheworeduringhermarriageceremony,spindlessheusedtospinflaxropes,awoodenclubsheusedtobeatclotheswhenwashing,athimblesheusedindoingembroidery,soonandsoforth.Thesearetheremainsherhusband,anordinarycadre,tearfullygavetothemuseum.Herstorydoesnotlikeanyhero’s.Beinganordinarywoman,shewasborninavillagehutandgrewupinthecountryside.Afterhermarriage,sheservedherhusband,borechildren,thenfellillanddead.Allthroughherlifetherewasnothingastonishing.Historyhasseenmanysuchwomen,butonecanfindnotraceoftheirexistenceinanyhistoricalrecords.However,shehadlivedherownlifeandtriedherbest,bringingconsolation,warmthandhappinesstoitsownmean,itsvaluesanddignityaswell.LiFenglanTheownerofthetwopillowsnamedLiFenglan.Whenshegotmarried,herhusbandhadalreadygonetothefront.In1946,byparentsdiciding,shemarriedhersister-in-lawwhocarriedacockinherarminsteadofherbrother.Shetreasuredupthetwopillowsshemadebyhandasthetrousseauandwaswaitingherhusbanduntil1957whensheheardthatherhusbandhadalreadybeendead.Intheoldcustom,couplescannotseeeachotherbeforemarriage,soLihaveneverseenherownhusbandforlife.Lihaveneverusedthetwotreasuredpillowsuntil1957whensheheardthatherhusbandhad3alreadybeendead.Themuseumcollectedthemin1993.AishanTeqinS