... layer on top of the gown. The shoes, also in red color, are embroidered with patterns representing good luck such as Mandarin duck, plum flower and lotus flower. The vest is mostly handmade by the bride before the marriage. In traditional concept, people would use the term "Phoenix Coronet and Embroidered ... ceremony. Just before the departure, the girl's family will prepare for her a bowl of refreshment stewed from dried long an, candied jujube and lotus seeds. For the bride in the old days, it is the customs that she needs to start a diet at least two to three days before ... some re...

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• Grade Level: High School

... concentrate on the posture, the breathing and the attitude of mind. Zazen is practiced while seated on the zafu (traditional, round, kapok-stuffed cushion). The legs are crossed in a lotus or half-lotus position or behind you in seiza (kneeling posture). The knees must press the floor, forming a stable, three-point posture with the buttocks on the zafu. The pelvis is tilted forward ... the left hand rest on the fingers of the right hand. The tips of the thumbs touch over the middle of the hands. Once you are in this stable, vertical position, inhale and exhale slowly deeply. Your postur...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... context of the Local History encapsulates the reader's attention to understand and literally project themselves into people's lives of the period. The records of the earthquake of 1668, the White Lotus rising of 1622, and rebels rising vividly described by Feng, demonstrate the extent of suffering people of T'an-ch'eng experienced. Mr. Spence illustrates through repeated graphic examples how horribly ... the two-quarters of the seventeen-century were to the diminishing population of the county. The earthquake claimed the lives of nine thousand people, many others died from the White lot...

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... will not hesitate to use punishments in the name of legalism. During the Ch'ing Dynasty, there were very little anti-social behavior yet it was not perfect. The White Lotus Rebellion tried to create an up-rise by supporting the former Ming Dynasty. But they were destroyed very quickly. Imperial Confucianism also emphasizes its values upon issues such as strong ... Oda ended the civil wars within Japan, uniting all the countries, and ending the ideals of shogun. Noburnage Oda took control over Japan, but he did not take over the position of the Shogun. It is not until thirty years later ...

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... . Footbinding is a very bold issue that many Chinese do not like to talk about. Some men felt troubled because it suggests that men are capable of using their superior social position to coerce women to conform to a grotesque and deformed custom. Women are uncomfortable because it is unsettling to think that their ancestors crippled their own daughters just to meet a social ... standard behavior. In the past Chinese pornography reflected a preoccupation with feet and the men who adore them called "lotus lovers". It became the signature of the Brothel culture. Prostitutes would expose the...

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• Grade Level: High School