A difference is made between boys and girls in China, but it is not so great as the following lines might lead you to think:
“When a son is born,
He sleeps on a bed,
He is clothed in robes,
He plays with gems,
His cry is princely loud,
This emperor is clad in purple.
He is the domestic prince and king.
When a daughter is born,
She sleeps on the ground,