The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

With the sustenance of interest, Wanrong's life suddenly became full. During the day, she occasionally went shopping with Lu Jingyan and watched movies, and spent the rest of her time practicing manga, and at night, she went to Zhou Hexuan's home for advice on manga skills.

After getting along for several days in a row, Zhou Hexuan and Wanrong fought fiercely, and there was no substantive violation of the rules.

In a blink of an eye, the "March 8th" International Women's Women came.

At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army had already occupied most of the south, not to mention the military, but politically it began to implement a series of progressive new policies, such as changing customs.

March 8, Hankou.

More than 200,000 soldiers and civilians organized by the government held the March 8th International Women's Day celebration in Hankou. The massive parade passed through the streets, attracting sideways glances, and many older girls and daughters-in-law came out to watch in amazement.

On the side of the street, a little boy suddenly pointed at the parade and said, "Look, mom, those aunts are so strange, why don't they wear clothes?"

"Kids, don't look!" The woman hastily covered her son's eyes.

An old man was heartbroken and scolded again and again: "Immorality, immorality!"

But in the parade, there were dozens of naked women mixed in. That's really naked, naked!

Jin Yayu, a famous courtesan, walked in the front, not ashamed, but proud. Waving colorful flags, she shouted slogans: "Long live the liberation of Chinese women!"

"Long live the liberation of Chinese women!" The naked woman behind shouted.

There are also countless progressive young students, regardless of gender, who all followed suit and shouted for women's liberation. They may look down on prostitutes at ordinary times, but at this moment, the two sides have formed a united front, and both are running for the liberation of Chinese women.

In the early years of the Republic of China, Chinese women really needed liberation urgently. The purpose of this parade is to target women with corsets.

In the aesthetic consciousness from the Southern Song Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, flat chest is the beauty.

Therefore, decent women need to corset their breasts to protect their reputation. If a breast ulcer is not healed, it is an honor to die.

In the early days of the Republic of China, women could not expose their bodies, even when sleeping, they had to wear vests that were longer than the knees. At first, women used silk cloth to corset their breasts, and then prostitutes began to wear small waistcoats, and women from good families followed suit.

The front of the short vest is decorated with a row of buttons to tightly fasten the breasts. This is the most primitive pattern. Later, women who pursued openness also interpreted tight-fitting vests with a style, using light gauze material to make vests, covered with gauze, and showing their arms and skin, so they were attacked by conservatives.

Nine years ago, Shanghai member Jiang Quesheng wrote to the Jiangsu Office: "Women are now wearing a kind of obscene clothes, which are really unseemly and unbearable. The arm of the blouse is about a foot exposed, and the trousers are hanging up to a foot. There is more than a foot, and in hot weather, a red foreign gauze vest is worn inside, and a gauze shirt with eye veil is covered outside, so that the muscles are almost exposed."

Seven years ago, the Shanghai government issued a notice banning the wearing of clothes with bare legs and arms. Once found, they will be arrested immediately and punished according to the regulations.

Famous painter Liu Haisu encouraged students to use nude models for painting last year, and publicly exhibited human body portraits in art exhibitions. Sun Chuanfang almost caught him and sent him to jail.

How can such a custom of discrimination and oppression against women not be overthrown?

The Women's Liberation movement intensified in the South, with progressives and conservatives spat at each other. The Propaganda Group of the Women's Association ran around. When they were giving a speech at the Snake Mountain Parade Racecourse, Gu Lingzhi shouted: "We must resolutely let our feet go, we must resolutely cut our hair, and we must oppose corsets! Corsets are the most inhumane! Corsets are a poisonous snake!" It haunts the body and soul of our women..."

Speaking of the excitement, Gu Lingzhi took off her shirt, put her hands on her unbound breasts and shouted with tears in her eyes: "Look, this is the real liberation! Long live the liberation of all Chinese women!"

When Hu Shi came back from abroad in the middle of the year, he specially promoted the "grandma doctrine" at the graduation ceremony of Chinese and Western girls' schools. He said: "Without healthy grandmas, healthy children cannot be raised."

This vigorous women's liberation movement, also known as the "Sky Breast Movement", lasted from March to July, and the southern government finally promulgated the "Prohibition of Women's Breast Cordration Proposal".

The south is making a fuss, and the north is also bluffing.

In order to please Zhang Zuolin, many northern newspapers reported the incident in detail and accused the Revolutionary Party of being shameless and immoral.

The "Ta Kung Pao" article took a middle ground, rationally analyzing the harm of breast corsets to women from the medical and physiological perspectives. But it is also said that it is okay to show breasts, but it is not allowed to show breasts in public. The movement in the south has gone too far. Running naked in public is also indecent in the West.

It was the weekend, Zhou Hexuan didn't go to the newspaper office to work.

When Wanrong came to him for advice on manga techniques, she happened to see a newspaper on the table, glanced at it, blushed, and spat, "How can such a shameful thing be discussed in the newspaper?"

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "It's normal, calling for women's liberation is a great thing for women."

"Mr. Zhou also supports letting his breasts go?" Wan Rong asked.

"Of course I support it. Breast binding and foot binding are the persecution of women, and they should be firmly resisted," Zhou Hexuan suddenly glanced at Wanrong's breasts, and asked curiously, "By the way, do you Manchu women also have their breasts bound?"

Wanrong blushed even more, and said in a low voice, "I'm done too."

Chest binding and foot binding are both customs of the Han nationality, but Manchu and Han have a serious cultural influence on each other. In 1928, when the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty was stolen, people found a woman with a three-inch golden lotus wrapped around Qianlong's body.

From this, it can be proved that although Manchu prohibits foot binding, some Manchu women do it secretly, which is in pursuit of fashion. As a queen, her beautiful appearance and corset are mostly influenced by her aesthetic habits.

Zhou Hexuan really wanted to know how big Wanrong would be after letting go of her breasts.

"Mr. Zhou, why do you keep staring at him... look there." Wanrong stomped her feet in shame.

"Ahem."

Zhou Hexuan coughed twice in embarrassment, and said, "Actually, you can open your chest, which is more beneficial to your health."

Wanrong blushed and said: "If you let go, it will be so ugly to go out."

What Wan Rong said was ugly was not because her big breasts were ugly.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Zhou Hexuan's mind, he laughed and said, "I thought of a good way to make money!"

"What makes money?" Wanrong couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

What kind of business does Zhou Hexuan want to do?

Lingerie!

The breast milk movement became more and more troublesome, and even the north was affected. Many progressive women quietly let their breasts go, but they encountered an embarrassing thing—there was no replacement underwear to wear.

Zhou Hexuan can open a garment factory and create an underwear brand. No matter what era, women and children make the best money, and this is a business with a bright future.