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Shanghai Tou-se-we Orphanage and the Transformation of Children's Relief in Modern China

Author(s)

Yao Fu

Affiliation(s)

School of Humanities, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

Abstract

In order to explore the development and transformation of the orphan relief cause in modern China, this paper takes Tou-se-we Orphanage as the research object, and uses the methods of literature research and historical comparison to cross-disciplinary analysis of the children's cause model of Tou-se-we Orphanage and its impact on the transformation of the children's relief cause in modern China. First, the founding and development of Tou-se-we Orphanage was closely related to the background of modern China and the social characteristics of Shanghai. Second, Tou-se-we Orphanage created a relief model that attached equal importance to upbringing and education, which not only saved the orphans' lives, but also provided them with a skill to survive. Third, Tou-se-we Orphanage opened up a relief road different from the ancient Chinese orphanages. Under its influence, China's orphan relief had also begun to place equal emphasis on nurturing and nurturing orphans to be able to support themselves when they grow up. Therefore, Tou-se-we Orphanage became a typical representative of the orphan relief cause in modern Shanghai, which influenced the transformation and development of the orphan relief cause in China, and also provided a positive reference for today's children's relief cause.

Keywords

Tou-se-we Orphanage; Orphan Relief; Parenting Model; Transformation

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