《》; Divorce exposed the increasing corruption and decadence of national character under the negative influence of traditional culture.
The tragedy of the times caused by the decadence and collapse of the Qing Dynasty was fully incarnated.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show pegs itself as a celebration for everything the US lingerie brand represents: femininity, decadence and the unbridled confidence of lithe-limbed supermodels, but the annual spectacle is never far from controversy.
Photos of the ridiculously expensive "designer fruits" have been doing the rounds on social media in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, with most people declaring themselves appalled by the display of decadence.
Talking to Town & Country, Industry Kitchen Executive Chef Braulio Bunay said he was inspired to create the pizza by the city's Financial District, which he described as 'the epitome of decadence'.
To me it sounded like "puritanical decadence" or "responsible hedonism", and on my trip I sensed some awkwardness around it.
《》; Divorce exposed the increasing corruption and decadence of national character under the negative influence of traditional culture.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
Then it breeds in its votaries affections and exaggerations, as it did with the Brahmins in the time of the decadence of Indian civilisation, when the perception of the higher truth fell away and superstitions grew up unchecked.
Max Nordau (1849 - 1923) America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
