The Chinese consulate in Perth is quiet at the moment. But that may change in the coming days as relatives from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 start to arrive in Australia.
Since China initiated the opening-up and reform policy in the late 1970s, the country has changed beyond recognition, economically, socially and sexually. While millions of people have been lifted out of poverty as the country has grown to become the world's second-largest economy, the rise in living standards has also resulted in greater sexual freedom and a more tolerant society.
Records from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) show that a common test for discerning close blood relationships was the mixing of drops of blood from both parents and their baby in a bowl of water. If the blood blended, the relationship was confirmed, while separation indicated no relationship.
In 1995, Iris Chang, a US historian and journalist, decided to write a book about the Nanjing Massacre, in which at least 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers were killed by invading Japanese troops during a six-week period starting in December 1937. To better understand the massacre, she turned to Shao Ziping in New York.
Wang Min, a naturist from Chongqing, has a ready answer when asked why he became a nudist.
Nude sports originated in ancient Greece. At that time people believed that the human body is one of the most beautiful things in nature, and the best vehicle to demonstrate human self-confidence and pride. Therefore, the Greeks not only engaged in nudism during festivals and sports activities, but also in a variety of art forms to express and praise the human body.
In the early 20th century, Western European countries had evolved into industrialized societies. Some people began to put "Naked Beauty" into practice. They started to allow nudity on certain beaches or in some sports activities.
The floor of the small courtyard at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is rough and craggy. Paved with stones salvaged from a renovation project in the area nearly a decade ago, the uneven floor is intended as a metaphor, evoking the tribulations endured by Europe's Jewish population during World War II and the rugged road they were destined to tread.
Two days after the March 1terrorist attack in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, Liu Ersi wrote an e-mail to the principal of the School of Architecture, Design and Construction at the University of Greenwich in London.
The Klang Valley, comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, is blanketed in haze, mainly caused by open peat fires. Even after shutting the windows and blocking the gaps below and around the door, the choking smog permeates the room. The high level of airborne pollution has seen local schools closed all week.
Contradictory reports about the missing flight have resulted in confusion, leading some people to wonder which are true and which are false.
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