In the Ming Dynasty, Jiaofangsi was mainly used to receive the female relatives of ministers who had committed crimes or had their homes confiscated. After entering this place, they would be used as official prostitutes. They had no human rights at all and their fate was very miserable. Therefore, no women are willing to go. The specific analysis is as follows: 1. Jiaofangsi was very elegant at first, but later it gradually developed into a place for official prostitutes.
The institution of Jiaofangsi can be traced back to the Yuefu of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty. It is an elegant place used to produce elegant music such as poetry, such as the well-known "Peacock Flies Southeast" and "Mulan" "Ci" and so on. In addition, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, the imperial court established a music registration system, that is, the female relatives of criminals or prisoners of war, as well as their descendants, were included in the music registration system and engaged in work equivalent to the nature of actors.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Yuefu and Yueji systems were combined and developed into Jiaofang. Finally, during the Ming Dynasty, it was officially renamed Jiaofangsi. The Jiaofangsi in the Ming Dynasty was a national institution with two main functions. One was to train singing and dancing musical instrument skills and to conduct various performances for the court. The second is to manage the official prostitutes in the Jiaofang Department.
Since the women in the Jiaofang Division are usually the female relatives of officials, they are more or less talented in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and only need simple training to take up the job. Regarding Jiaofangsi in the Ming Dynasty, the more famous ones were the official prostitutes along the Qinhuai River, known as the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. 2. Women who enter the Jiaofang Department not only lose their reputation, but also find it difficult to escape.
For ancient women, personal integrity was as important as their own lives. After entering the Jiaofang Division, it basically means falling into the dust of the world. It is very difficult to keep one's innocence. On the one hand, there is the change of status. From the status of a pampered lady or wife of a wealthy family, she suddenly fell to the bottom of society, that is, an official prostitute who is looked down upon by many people.
On the other hand, not only can we not resist the random destruction of others and live without dignity, but our own descendants cannot escape such a miserable fate. Moreover, if you want to be a good person in a teaching department, it is an extremely difficult task for a woman who has no strength to restrain herself. In ancient times, similar to the tragic fate of the official prostitutes in Jiaofangsi, there were also camp prostitutes, which were also organized by the government and mainly served generals and soldiers in the army.