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How did certain Eunichs gain so much control in Imperial China? What qualities did they have to possess to reach high positions? How much power did they actually have?

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How did Han ideals of female beauty change after the invasion of the Manchus and the beginning of Qing rule? How did Manchu ideals of female beauty change?

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When did the tradition of presidents joining the speaker circuit begin?

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How did the language of race appear, if at all, in Chinese Nationalist writing after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty?

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How did certain Eunichs gain so much control in Imperial China? What qualities did they have to possess to reach high positions? How much power did they actually have?	256
How did Han ideals of female beauty change after the invasion of the Manchus and the beginning of Qing rule? How did Manchu ideals of female beauty change?	252
When did the tradition of presidents joining the speaker circuit begin?	2
How did the language of race appear, if at all, in Chinese Nationalist writing after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty?	2