and the Pearl and Yangtze deltas weren't exactly disease free either...
Nov 5, 2009 #43 Hendryk Banned mosodake said: and the Pearl and Yangtze deltas weren't exactly disease free either... Click to expand... Nor was Taiwan, where propitiatory worship was offered to plague gods well into the 18th century. There is still a ceremony in southern Taiwan to this day that involves building a boat for the plague god and setting it on fire.
mosodake said: and the Pearl and Yangtze deltas weren't exactly disease free either... Click to expand... Nor was Taiwan, where propitiatory worship was offered to plague gods well into the 18th century. There is still a ceremony in southern Taiwan to this day that involves building a boat for the plague god and setting it on fire.