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河伯
hé​bó

Yellow River God

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  • 河伯娶妇 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|西門豹|xi1 men2 bao4]] who exposed the practice as a scam by corrupt officials and shamans.
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