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Why did former Chinese coins have a squared hole in the center? Was it just for the purpose of making it harder to produce and counterfeit them or did it serve another purpose as well?

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Looking for a book on the ethics of East Asia (mainly China, Korea and Japan) as well as it's similarities and differences compared to traditional European ethics and morals from a historical perspective

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Looking for a book on the ethics of East Asia (mainly China, Korea and Japan) as well as it's similarities and differences compared to traditional European ethics and morals from a historical perspective

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Is there a historical reason for the specific colouring of Mongolia in this Chinese propaganda poster of 1953? What was the relation between the two countries at that time like?

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Why did former Chinese coins have a squared hole in the center? Was it just for the purpose of making it harder to produce and counterfeit them or did it serve another purpose as well?	3680
Looking for a book on the ethics of East Asia (mainly China, Korea and Japan) as well as it's similarities and differences compared to traditional European ethics and morals from a historical perspective	11
Looking for a book on the ethics of East Asia (mainly China, Korea and Japan) as well as it's similarities and differences compared to traditional European ethics and morals from a historical perspective	11
Is there a historical reason for the specific colouring of Mongolia in this Chinese propaganda poster of 1953? What was the relation between the two countries at that time like?	10