Perpetuating the male line was the only respectable reason for taking a concubine, although this stricture was often ignored among the wealthy. Concubines continued to have a legal status well into the Republican period on the Chinese mainland, and in Hong Kong they enjoyed legal protection until 1971, when laws were written forbidding unions with concubines. (p )
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