kalua pig; kalua turkey

Forty-three long grassers were interviewed in their first language. The reasons they gave for living in the long grass were complex, ranging from the inability to afford a flight back to their home community after accessing medical treatment, to a desire to escape disputes and conflicts in their community, to an enjoyment of the 'freedom of living in the long grass'.

In recent years, important evidence has come to light about a detached palace of the Sui and Tang. Known as Renshougong during the Sui dynasty and as Jiuchenggong in Tang times, its remains lie in Linyou county of Shaanxi province, about 163 kilometers from the capital Daxing-Chang’an.

Thy Bride, thy choice, thy vvife, / She that is novv thy fadom, […] Kneele at thy feete, obay in euerie thing, / So euerie Father is a priuate King.