Cultural Strike - The Bathe Culture of the Chinese

Royal bathing of Yang Guifei

Source: lishiquwen.com

For over 1 thousand years in the Chinese history, bathing had been carried out as an elaborate ritual with religious significance. A bathe with fasting was always compulsorily required to cleanse both body and soul before attending rites.


Throughout the centuries, this strict abided religious ritual has developed into daily life customs from shared bathhouse in public to private shower suite at home. It is not one of the many that have evolved in the Chinese culture, but a significant step forward to respect personal privacy.

Join cultural experts Dr Shuangyuan Shi, Dr Min Tao and SBS Mandarin Host Cindy Xie in Cultural Strike Forum this week: A Bite of Memories.

SBS Mandarin Cultural Strike Forum explores the connections and conflicts between modern social values and traditional ethnic literature. Mandarin Program host Cindy Xie joins our guest speakers cultural experts Dr Shuangyuan Shi and Dr Min Tao to exchange thoughts on topical issues initiating broader discussions in Australian Chinese communities. 


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