“And, because she so illumined and glorified her clan,
She brought to every father, every mother through the empire,
Happiness when a girl was born rather than a boy.”

—  Bai Juyi

可憐光彩生門戸
遂令天下父母心
不重生男重生女
"A Song of Unending Sorrow"

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可憐光彩生門戸 遂令天下父母心 不重生男重生女

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