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  2. The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature

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    Jörg Bäcker of the University of Bonn described it as "the first large-scale anthology of the folk literature in China ever published in the West". [1] The book includes oral literature from Han Chinese and ethnic minorities. [2] This book is intended to be an introduction to the material and was written as a university textbook. [3]

  3. Shampoo - Wikipedia

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    Shampoo lather in hair Bottles of shampoo and lotions manufactured in the early 20th century by the C.L. Hamilton Co. of Washington, D.C., United States. Shampoo (/ ʃ æ m ˈ p uː /) is a hair care product, typically in the form of a viscous liquid, that is formulated to be used for cleaning (scalp) hair.

  4. One-syllable article - Wikipedia

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    A one-syllable article (Chinese: 同音文章; pinyin: Tóngyīn wénzhāng) is a type of constrained writing found in Chinese literature. It takes advantage of the large number of homophones in the Chinese language , particularly when writing in Classical Chinese due to historic sound changes.

  5. Renditions (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    Special issues include one on women's writing (issues 27 & 28, 1987) by writers from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong; the first anthology of Hong Kong literature in any language (issues 29 & 30, 1988); Chinese Impressions of the West (issues 53 & 54, 2000), which presents the experience and observations of those who journeyed to the West in the 19th century, as well as the impressions and ...

  6. Herbal Essences - Wikipedia

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    Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner bottles, 2007. Clairol introduced Herbal Essence in 1971. The original Herbal Essence (now called Herbal Essences) used a cartoon image of the nature girl in a pool on the front label. The original color of the shampoo was green, and could be seen through the clear plastic bottle packaging.

  7. Biodegradable polymer - Wikipedia

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    Biodegradable polymers are mostly plant-base materials, which means they originally come from organic source like soybean or corn. These organic plants have the chance to be sprayed with pesticides which contain chemicals which can contaminate the crops and be transferred into the final finished product.

  8. Category:Chinese classic texts - Wikipedia

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    This is a comprehensive list of all articles which pertain to classical works of Chinese literature. See Chinese classic texts, Chinese poetry, Chinese literature

  9. Biodegradation - Wikipedia

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    The first known use of biodegradable in a biological context was in 1959 when it was employed to describe the breakdown of material into innocuous components by microorganisms. [57] Now biodegradable is commonly associated with environmentally friendly products that are part of the earth's innate cycles like the carbon cycle and capable of ...