The memorial archway is a memorial archway set up by the emperor in feudal society to record this person's contribution. The chastity archway is a memorial archway to praise women's chastity, such as women who have been widowed for a long time and made contributions to education or society. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the oppression and exploitation of women were far less than those of later generations. In the Tang dynasty, women could go out for an outing together, and there was more free communication between men and women. Some women were bolder in pursuing love, and women were not discriminated against when divorced.

after the establishment of monogamy, when women become accessories and tools for men, wives have many obligations to their husbands. One is to have children for her husband, and the other is to keep chastity for her husband. Of course, there are many other obligations, but these two obligations are the most important and relevant in group marriage and hybridization in primitive times.

from ancient times until modern times, chastity has always been a woman's, which is the requirement of men as rulers and women as rulers. At most, men's flirting is considered "immoral", not called "infidelity", and even considered romantic. Once a woman "loses her life", no matter what the reason, it is impossible.

In ancient China, the importance attached to women's chastity developed: after Qin Shihuang unified China, he traveled around the country, erected monuments and carved stones in some places, and carved famous sayings such as Mount Tai, Langshan and Huiji to declare himself to the world. All these places mentioned women's chastity. For example, Huiji carved a piece of Shi Yun as the propaganda of the whole province: If you get married with a son, you will die twice. Adultery is prohibited to prevent internal and external separation.

however, after the middle song dynasty, the situation was different. with the support and advocacy of the rulers, neo-Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu emerged. Under the guidance of the idea of "observing heaven and destroying human desires", they strongly advocated women's chastity and widows could not remarry.