Guanli is the 'capping ceremony', the traditional coming-of-age rite for a young man of the educated or noble classes, in which a cap is placed on his head to mark adulthood. For an heir it also meant being allowed into government, so postponing it was a political act. A formal courtesy name was customarily given at the same stage. Royal Nirvana opens with the crown prince awaiting his capping, which the emperor keeps putting off.
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