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For centuries, the Chinese people thought of their country as the center of the world; indeed, “China,” in the Chinese language, is “zhong guo,” which literally means “Central Kingdom.” This phrase has a certain ring of truth when one considers that China has an enormous land area, the world’s largest population, and the longest recorded history of any nation.
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Ruan, F.F. (1991). Introduction. In: Sex in China. Perspectives in Sexuality. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0609-0_1
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