Chinese and other Asian cultures make tea with the flowers.

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There are also a number of examples in history of the Chinese (and other Asian cultures) enduring harsh, distressed, unfair circumstances for generations.

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He said the Year of the Pig has significance in the Chinese calendar, and noted that type of jewelry was popular in Asian cultures, but little other information had yet been gleaned from the jewelry.

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