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Ceramics in daily life at the Qing court - Qing dynasty ceramics
A collection of ceramic vessels crafted during the reign of the Qing Dynasty affords an insight into the Qing society's customs, philosophies and involvement ......(Continue Reading) From Mao to Viagra: what a long, strange trip it's been - Appetites: Food and Sex in Post-Socialist China - Book Review
Appetites: Food and Sex in Post-Socialist China. By Judith Farquhar. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2002, 341 pages. Paper, $18.95. Capitalism's ......(Continue Reading)In the name of the father: bureaucracy and family still dominate daily life in China with traditions that go back thousands of years
When Confucius was asked, twenty - five centuries ago, how to bring perfect order to society, he replied, "Let fathers be fathers, let sons be sons." He assumed that the family was the basic unit of...(Continue Reading)Remnants of the past: high-tech analyses of ancient textiles yield clues to cultures
In a museum lab, Irene Good is studying pieces of silk from long-lost cloth found at archaeological sites in western Europe and central and south Asia....(Continue Reading)Pass me the licorice: an ancient remedy finds modern applications
Licorice is con3nmnly found in the traditional herbal formulations of many cultures. It has been used therapeutically for centuries in both Eastern and Western medicine to treat various conditions....(Continue Reading)
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