The Story of One White Woman Who Married a Chinese Analysis

As international migration to China has increased, so too have the number of relationships between Chinese men and foreign women. These relationships are known as yangxifu.

When a white woman becomes yang, she is elevated in social status but she also faces suspicion. She is sometimes perceived as more likely to be promiscuous or less dedicated to her children.

What is his personality like?

Minnie Carson writes about her husband as being “the kind of man that children, birds, animals, and some women love.” She describes him as being very patient, loving, and understanding. She also mentions that she felt free to talk to him about anything and that he never made her feel like her thoughts were stupid or insignificant. This is similar to how Chen Jitong was described in Nie Hai Hua by Zeng Pu. Although he was a scholar-bureaucrat in the Qing Dynasty and had no experience with Western culture, he was bold and reckless in marrying a Western woman and disregarded racial prejudice.