Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life, and Culture

Peasant Life on the Yellow River (1x11)

Fecha de emisión: Sept 22, 2017

Discover the vital farming communities of the Yellow River watershed. Study the culture of farming and rural society, and delve into how peasants lived—their dwellings, clothing, diet, work and gender roles, and family structures. Take account of the hardships faced by peasants through taxation and corrupt local officialdom and of the natural and manmade disasters that plagued rural populations.