Essay On Patriarchy Between Japan And China

China and Japan are always thought of of being the exact same. The people who think that are the ones that do not even live in the same continent as China and Japan! Though, it does feel like they would be the same since they both prospered around 600 CE and had similar cultural ties. While, yes, they both have a lot of similar aspects, both of them have enormous distinct and different features about themselves. China and Japan both had traditions and culture ties with Buddhism and had similar ideas about patriarchy with their social hierarchies, but had highly different approaches when it came to trading with other kingdoms. First off, Japan loved China and its Buddhist culture during their ancient time period. While China had its culture tied to Buddhism, Japan constantly sent over scholars to learn about the Buddhist religion. Soon after they started learning about Buddhism, Buddhist schools started popping up all around Japan. Buddhism was a big influence on Japan’s own written language. Japan also used aspects of China’s such as the Chinese writing system and China’s literacy and art. Soon, all of China’s culture was completed used in Japan. China and Japan had the same cultural ties with Buddhism, …show more content…
In China, men were focused on confucian teaching while women were focused on art and music. China had, for the most part, patriarchy in their social hierarchy. Patriarchy was mainly found under the teachings of Confucianism that reaches back to the Tang and Song dynasty. The Tang Dynasty had more rights for women, but the Song dynasty had women live very restrictive lives. Japan follows this patriarchy set by Confucianism, with men being the leaders, and women being the caregivers. Women did, however, have a lot of rights in Japan. They were able to enter workforces as well as men, so patriarchy in Japan is somewhat different than patriarchy in other