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河伯娶妇
hé​bó​qǔ​fù

He Bo marrying a wife

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河伯娶妇 河伯娶婦 hé​bó​qǔ​fù
He Bo marrying a wife
A historical local custom of offering a young girl as a bride to the God of the Yellow River; famously abolished by the official 西门豹 xī​mén​bào who exposed the practice as a scam by corrupt officials and shamans.

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  • 西门豹 xī​mén​bào