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Exhibition on ancient Lunar New Year custom shown at Palace Museum

02/23/2015 07:55 PM
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Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) It was ancient common practice in China for people to drink tusu herbal wine during the Lunar New Year holiday in the hope of protecting themselves from disease and "evil spirits" while praying for health and long life, according to an exhibition currently running at the National Palace Museum (NPM) in Taipei.


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