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21. What's in a Name?
I often think that Chinese women are wiser than we in the West, as they generally don't adopt their husbands' names upon marrying. There could be something in the Chinese belief that the name given
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22. Weddings Then and Now
CHINA, its customs and traditions changed little throughout the millennia leading to the early 20th century. Then, after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, revolutionary changes occurred in
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23. Pity the Poor "Little Emperors"
AS more young people born in the 1980s begin to marry, the formerly widespread belief in duozi - duofu (more children - more happiness) diminishes. To today's urban youth, establishing a career is a
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24. Enjoying Seniority
THE Chinese attitude to age and aging is quite different from that in the West. The age of 60 in China marks the start of a brand new life, a belief based on the Chinese "horoscope," which
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25. New Life for the Old Industrial Bases
IT was at the beginning of the 1950s that Chairman Mao Zedong decided to develop heavy industry in China's northeastern provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning. Soon, with the guidance and
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26. The Five Elements of the Chinese Universe
THE Chinese principle best known to Westerners is that of yin and yang, a concept applicable to life throughout the universe. Linguistically, yin and yang respectively mean shady and sunny mountain
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27. China Colors
THE color red was that most beloved in the Celestial Kingdom long before its associations with the Communist Party and the national flag. Over the course of centuries, Chinese people have linked red
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28. Mountain Resort of the Yellow Emperor
AFTER a trip to Huangshan, China's five sacred mountains pale in comparison ..." goes the Chinese saying. Hundreds, thousands and hundreds of thousands of people have journeyed to Huangshan every
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29. Bells, Drums and Time Keepers
THE vital nature of Time, the fundamental principle upon which everyday life is ordered has been a holistic philosophical concept in China since the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th centuries B.C.). Ancient
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30. The Ongoing Thousand-year Chinese Love Affair with Food
CONFUCIUS said that food is the masses' "heaven." This observation was made at a time when food was less plentiful than now, but the Chinese people nonetheless approach food with respect bordering on
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