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	<title>Ancient Chinese Culture &#187; Life Etiquette</title>
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		<title>Ancient Chinese Sex Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In ancient China, sex education was not a topic that could be freely discussed in public as any communication about sexuality would be considered taboo. However, in order to fulfill the obligation to family and to have sons, the newlyweds must have a basic understanding of how to do on their wedding night. There were [...]
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		<title>Five Rites &#8211; Jia Li</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jia Li is one of the rites of Five Rite. It refers to the rites for festive occasions, such as a new emperor&#8217;s ascending to the throne, emperors&#8217; birthdays, the ceremonies for births, betrothals, capping, wedding, etc. In a word, it was held for enhancing communication. Related posts: Five Rites &#8211; Auspicious Rites Ancient Chinese [...]
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		<title>Coffin in Ancient China</title>
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		<title>Five Rites &#8211; Auspicious Rites</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auspicious Rites, also called Ji Li in Chinese, is regarded as the most important one among the Five Rites, namely Ji Li (Auspicious Rites), Xiong Li (Funeral Rites), Bin Li (Reception Ceremonies), Jun Li (Military Rites) and Jia Li (Wedding Ceremonies). As a formal ritual ceremony, Ji Li was used to worship versatile gods of [...]
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		<title>Eighteen Oddities in Yunnan</title>
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