Separation

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Travelling to Vietnam, China and Japan, Dr. Amanda Foreman explores the role of women in Asia under the philosophy religions of Confucianism and Buddhism. Covering a period from the 1st century AD to the present day, she'll look at how Asian ideals of feminine virtue and the division of space between the female world of the home and male world of business and politics became a hallmark of Chinese identity. Part of yin and yang, they have cast a long shadow across women's lives, not just in China, but across Asia
Separation-The Ascent of Woman: Introduction (3:10)
Me Linh, Hanoi-Vietnam (3:08)
Legend of the Trung Sisters (2:41)
Luoyang, China (2:18)
"Confucian Classics" (3:48)
Chinese Gender Relations (2:24)
Manuals for Female Behavior (3:13)
Buddhism Challenges Confucianism (4:00)
Tang Dynasty Ruler (2:18)
Chang'An, China (2:26)
Empress Wu Zetian (3:33)
Empress Wu's Tomb (2:00)
Kyoto, Japan (2:10)
Women during the Heian Era (4:00)
Murasaki Shikibu (2:24)
Ishiyamadera Temple, Otsu (2:47)
Age of Women (3:13)
Shanghai, China (2:25)
Extreme Beauty Ritual (2:43)
Wang Huiyuan (3:44)
Credits: Separation-The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story (0:35)

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