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  2. Customs and etiquette in Chinese dining - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Customs and etiquette in Chinese dining are the traditional behaviors observed while eating in Greater China. Traditional Han customs have spread throughout East Asia to varying degrees, with some regions sharing a few aspects of formal dining, which has ranged from guest seating to paying the bill.

  3. Taoist sexual practices - Wikipedia

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    Taoist priests. v. t. e. A Chinese print depicting "The Joining of the Essences", based on Tang Dynasty art. Taoist sexual practices (traditional Chinese : 房中術; simplified Chinese : 房中术; pinyin : fángzhōngshù; lit. 'arts of the bedchamber') are the ways Taoists may practice sexual activity. These practices are also known as ...

  4. Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    Chinese cuisine is a very important part of Chinese culture, which includes cuisine originating from the diverse regions of China, as well as from Chinese people in other parts of the world. Because of the Chinese diaspora and historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has influenced many other cuisines in Asia , with modifications made ...

  5. Sexuality in China - Wikipedia

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    Sexuality in China has undergone dramatic changes throughout time. These changes can be categorized as "sexual revolution". [1] Chinese sexual attitudes, behaviors, ideology, and relations have especially gone through dramatic shifts in the past four decades due to reform and opening up of the country. [1]

  6. Zhuazhou - Wikipedia

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    Hanyu Pinyin. zhuāzhōu. Wade–Giles. chua-cho. Vietnamese name. Vietnamese alphabet. thôi nôi. Zhuazhou (抓週 – literally, "pick" and "anniversary", meaning "one-year-old catch" ) is a Chinese ritual held at a child's first birthday party, when the child is 1 year, i.e. typically twelve months since birth (although variable reckonings ...

  7. The Five Chinese Brothers - Wikipedia

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    United States. ISBN. 978-0-698-11357-2. OCLC. 50015354. The Five Chinese Brothers is an American children's book written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. It was originally published in 1938 by Coward-McCann. The book is a retelling of a Chinese folk tale, Ten Brothers.

  8. Tikki Tikki Tembo - Wikipedia

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    303376. Dewey Decimal. 398.27/0951. LC Class. PZ8.1.M8346 Ti. Tikki Tikki Tembo is a 1968 picture book written by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. [1] The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who falls into a well. It is an origin myth story about why Chinese names are so short today.

  9. Foot binding - Wikipedia

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    Foot binding. Foot binding (simplified Chinese : 缠足; traditional Chinese : 纏足; pinyin : chánzú), or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes.