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...that the People's Republic of China attempted to promulgate a second round of orthographical reform in 1977, only to retract it 9 years later amidst mounting opposition and confusion?
...that the life of Han Dynasty poet and composer Cai Wenji (pictured) is depicted in Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute?
...that Jewish mandarin Zhao Yingcheng helped rebuild Kaifeng's synagogue after its destruction in 1646?

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