The Interactions of Customs at the Borderland in the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Taking Hainanese Women as an Example

Abstract

From the Qin and Han periods to the Qing Dynasty, there was a constant flow of people from China’s mainland to Hainan Island. These immigrants and indigenous people developed Hainan together. Particularly in the Ming and Qing dynasties, they adopted customs from each other. By tracing the changes of women’s lives in Hainan during this period, this paper studies how different ethnic customs influenced each other.

Keywords

he Ming and Qing dynasties / borderland / Hainan women / custom interactions