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I think its because white is meant to be a cleansing colour and is considered to be a respectable thing to where like we do like at a wedding. But i believe they where red as the wedding dress not white as we do. I'm not 100% sure.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoChinese people do not wear white makeup. You are perhaps thinking of a Japanese geisha.
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