WISDOM
In ancient China, women were educated and raised to uphold a range of traditional values, which could be summed up as virtue (德), righteousness (義), propriety (禮), benevolence (仁), and trustworthiness (信). From noblewomen to commoners, many women of ancient China left their names in history for embodying these timeless
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