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Chapter 5 tracks illicit prostitution in ả đào singing houses, a space of lyrical music and performance dating to the fourteenth century.

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activities

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How did illicit prostitution relate to the ả đào singing houses and their historical origins in the fourteenth century?

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Illicit prostitution in ả đào singing houses, which date back to the fourteenth century, became associated with mandarin patrons displaced by French authorities. These traditional art forms often doubled as a cover, exceeding the legal parameters of prostitution, and attracted an exclusively Vietnamese and Chinese clientele.