| 1 | There are ancient taboos against this practice. | |
| 2 | From time immemorial the tribe have buried their dead here. | |
| 3 | But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth. | |
| 4 | Ma said the Diaoyu Islands are, and have been since ancient times, an integral part of Chinese territory. | |
| 5 | It was an ancient and enduring Chinese belief that flesh represented yin while human bones embodied yang. |