Kowtowing: How does it relate to Hong Kong and Taiwan?
China making subjects, clients, and foreigners kowtow has a 500-year history
Source: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4590611
By Guermantes Lailari, Taiwan News, Contributing Columnist
2022/07/07
China is gradually eroding the freedoms of semi-autonomous Hong Kong
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kowtow [叩頭] is a Chinese word referring to "the act of supplication made by an inferior to his superior by kneeling and knocking his head to the floor.” Originally, kowtowing was done in religious ceremonies, but later Chinese Emperors required kowtowing for anyone who stood before them.The requirement was to perform three kneelings and nine prostrations. This act of supplication began during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and continued following the Manchurian (not Han Chinese) invasion when they established the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
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