Third, women can help women. The creator of Nv Shu is untraceable, but one of the purposes has to be helping women. With a group of women gathering together spontaneously, and using their intelligence to help each other, women were free from the impact of male dominated social rules. Not only did women in Jiangyong find their own way of healing, they were able to influence the culture and tradition by adding Nv Shu as wedding gifts.
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