福建省是近代中国基督教势力最大的地区之一。大量的入闽传教士为了实现所谓“中华归主”的理想,把目光触及到所有可能影响国人心态的社会现象,企图通过种种世俗化的社会改良来博得人们的好感,进而实现其传教目标。自然,与西方基督教文化相抵触的某些习俗也落入到他们改良主义的视野之中,其中就包括许多与女性有关的习俗。 Fujian Province is one of the largest Christian areas in modern China. In order to realize the so-called ideal of “China’s return to the Lord,” a large number of Minish missionaries touched all social phenomena that may affect the mentality of their countrymen and tried to win the goodwill of people through various secularized social reforms so as to realize their missionary goals. Naturally, certain practices that are in conflict with Western Christian culture also fall into the purview of their reformism, including many women-related customs.