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	Behind the Changing hairstyles
	Whether plaited,cut short, waved or dyed, women's changing hairstyles are influenced by the trend of the times, emotional needs and individual personalities.

	Folk Toys in Beijing
	Generation after generation of children spent their childhood in the hutongs of old Beijing, playing with unique folk toys. However old they are now, people still smile when they see these special toy

	Suzhou's Women
	Suzhou, located. in the east of Jiangsu Province, 160 miles west of Shanghai, is one of the oldest towns m the Yangzi basin. It was founded in the fifth century BC, when the King of Wu, He lu, made it

	Lesser Sage Mencius
	"Lesser Sage" Mencius(C.372—289 B.C.), representative of Confucianism.

	Maternity Practices in China vs the West
	Would the advice from American mothers be significantly different? Does culture have a major impact on the way children are raised? How are traditions regarding pregnancy and childbirth different in t

	If the shoe fits—Chinese ethnic shoe cultrure
	Cloth shoes are those most widely worn by Chinese minorities. The beautiful decorations on them show their rich culture. Cloth shoes are a national art and craft, an ornament for view and admiration,

	IMPOTENT POWER—CHINA'S EUNUCHS
	. Playing different roles at different times in Chinese history, their representation in historical sources is contradictory.

	Beijing: Leaving the Imperial mall and Siheyuan
	In the past, high walls-the palace wall, imperial wall and interior city wall—tightly encircled ancient Beijing and separated it from the outer world. Today, Beijing has pulled down its city walls an