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Still better than a superspreader event
酒池肉林 shu.chi.niku.rin Literally: pond – alcohol – meat – forest Alternately: A great and sumptuous meal. A dinner party with staggering amounts of food and drink. Enough drink to fill a pool and enough meat to decorate a forest. This … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient China, bad kings and rulers, conspicuous consumption, 紂王, excess, 肉林, 酒池, food and drink, Zhou of Shang, 宴会, 帝辛
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