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Life inside the Forbidden City
Life inside the Forbidden City: how women were selected for service SECTIONS Concubines Selecting partners Women were selected as xiunu (elegant females) for the court as early as the Jin Dynasty (265-420 AD) and the selection criteria ranged from emperor to emperor. In the Ming dynasty, for example, no household was exempt from the selection. According to statutes, all young unmarried women went through xiunu selection process. Only girls who where married or with certified physical disabilities or deformities were exempt. But the Qing Emperor Shunzhi (1638-61) began to exclude most of the Han population by limiting selection to “Eight Banners” families, who were mainly Manchurian and Mongolian. (Eight Banners…
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How to Draw on Drawball
recommendation: The Rock Meme Log in / Sign up Okay ✖ Go to http://www.drawball.com. 2 After entering the site, zoom in with the zoom button on the lower left corner of the circle. Zoom in as much as possible, until colors and a picture of the amount of “ink” left appears to the lower right of the circle. Source Jaguar XF
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Welcome to the Sausage Castle, Home to Florida’s Most Free-Spirited
There's a place in central Florida where all your dreams come true. The weirder ones, anyway. The ones about your most decadent sexual fantasies, the ones where you're wandering through a party that never ends, or launching eggs into a 500-pound man's asshole, or fucking a girl while simultaneously taking a shit and showering. You…
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New iPhone 12 (2020) release date, price, specs, news, 5G and wh
The new iPhone is here, and this is what you need to know
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Winter Schnee
For the original Winter Maiden, see Winter (maiden). —Winter SchneeWinter Schnee is the elder sister of Weiss and Whitley Schnee and a Specialist in the Atlesian Military's Special Operatives unit. She is first mentioned in "A Minor Hiccup". She first appeared in the series itself in the episode, "It's Brawl in the Family". Despite being…
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Winter 2020/21: Der erste Schnee ist da!
Halber Meter Schnee im Schwarzwald Ein kleiner Schneemann steht neben einer Bushaltestelle neben einer weiß verschneiten Straße auf dem Feldberg im Schwarzwald. © dpa, Andreas Rosar, andreas rosar pilHier mal ein paar Schneehöhen: Auf der Zugspitze lagen schon satte 70 cm, auf dem Feldberg im Schwarzwald wurden 54 Zentimeter gemessen – Wahnsinn. Etwas moderater geht es in…
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Wetter in Deutschland: Prognose für den ersten Schnee
Aktualisiert: Gibt es dieses Jahr weiße Weihnachten? Nun gibt es erste Prognosen über den ersten Schneefall in der Bundesrepublik. Das Wetter in Deutschland wirkt im Moment alles andere als herbstlich.Wann kommt der Wintereinbruch und damit auch der erste Schnee?Die Hoffnung auf weiße Weihnachten stirbt zuletzt. München - Deutschland erlebte bis jetzt einen ungewohnt warmen Herbst.…
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iPhone
iPhone 12 Pro5G. A14 Bionic. Ein ganz neues Design. Ceramic Shield. LiDAR Scanner. Ein Pro Kamerasystem – optimiert für wenig Licht und sogar noch besser beim iPhone 12 Pro Max.iPhone 125G. A14 Bionic. Ein ganz neues Design. Ceramic Shield. Ein All‑Screen OLED Display. Nachtmodus bei jeder Kamera. Und das alles in zwei perfekten Größen, inklusive des neuen iPhone 12 mini.Alle iPhone Modelle vergleichen6,1" oder 6,7" Super Retina XDR Display…
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What is the most secure email provider?
While you can use a Yahoo or Gmail as a free or paid email service for your personal email, there are many advantages to consider for a professional email service. Best option is to have your email hosted on your website domain, so with every email, you are communicating your website identity to your customers, building your company image, and it looks very professional. That is why I would recommend irIST personal or business email service. Features that add value to a professional email service are security mailbox, strong spam or virus protection and data encryption, ability to access your emails from a multitude of devices large email storage … etc. Other…
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Old car
It had several features and controls that no longer exist : Many drivers would not know what they are. Manual choke lever Windshield washer fluid foot pump. Parking/hand brake lever
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Analysis: Donald Trump just keeps driving in the wrong direction
With just 23 days until the 2020 election, here's my latest roundup of the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they're ranked -- so the No. 1 story is the most important of the coming week.
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Legends of Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is not only one of the most praised bridge in the history of Czech Republic but is also one of the most famous bridges in entire Europe. Built over the Vltava river in Prague in 1402 under the commission of the Charles IV (1316-1378), King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, this bridge…
