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Articles related to "Foot Binding"
The Dream of Red Mansions Cao Xueqin's epic novel The Dream of Red Mansions is the greatest and most influential work of literature in the history of China. chinese literature • buddhism • confucianism • foot binding • women in society
Cultural Nooks and Crannies There are sources for folklore other than found within the pages of books... fantasy • culture • story • china • foot-binding
Footbinding of Women Lotus petals - a beautiful name to describe the painful and crippling practice of footbinding footbinding women china • bandaging feet china • foot broken bent fit shoe three inches long • foot binding kept women physically weak • girl three to seven years old footbinding begin
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan With the exquisite detail and emotional resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, Snow Flower explores a friendship between to laotong, or "old sames". friendship • women • china • old sames • foot binding
Re-reading Myths and Fables: Donna Jo Napoli Donna Jo Napoli's surprising re-tellings of familiar stories and myths breathe new life into many a tired tale. Here is an overview of some of her best works in the genre. fairy tales • myths • legends • napoli • cinderella
Indian-Chinese Cuisine Tasty shrimp balls, tandoori-spiced pakoras and chili-fried chicken are some of the mouth-watering dishes featured in Hakka-Indian cuisine. india • hakka • spicy food • chili • shrimp
Marco Polo An introduction to the life and work of Marco Polo. marco polo • khubilai khan • mongols • venice • tolerance and diversity
Marco Polo In China? Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan. Some say he didn't. Find out why. marco polo • china • kublai khan • great wall of china • persian
Genii <I>I Dream of Jeannie</I> was a long running Television comedy featuring a female genie. Remember her beautiful home in the bottle and her often not-so-helpful antics? But find out the real truth about genies here. genie • television • barbara eden • roman • legend
...from a kitchen in england...perceptions of 2 chinese poets exiled in australia... Poet, Richard Zola, reviews three collections of contemporary Chinese poetry in translation. richard • zola • chinese • poetry • translation |
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