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Sani Women

The Sani is a branch of the Yi ethnic minority. Huabaotou(colored turban) of the Sani women is still an important part of girls’ habiliment now, just like the legendary Ahshima (a goddess of love in the national myth). Huabaotou is usually made by ingenious girls themselves. It is about three meters long and about 0.17 [...]

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Book of Zhuangzi

Zhuang Zi (Book of Zhuangzi) is a collection of the sayings of the Taoists. Also named Zhuang Zhou, Zhuang Zi was an anchoret in the Warring States Period (475-221BC) and he was born in Meng (today’s Shangqiu in Henan Province) of the Song State. Compiled by Liu Xiang in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the book [...]

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