 The sexual freedoms of Liao also stood in stark contrast from those of the Han Chinese . Women from the upper Liao classes , like those of the Han Chinese upper classes , had arranged marriages , in some cases for political purposes . However women from the lower classes of the Liao did not have arranged marriages , and would attract suitors by singing and dancing in the streets . The songs served as self @-@ advertisements , with the women telling of their beauty , familial status , and domestic skills . Virginity was not a requirement for marriage among the Liao , and many Liao women were sexually promiscuous before marriage , which stood in sharp contrast from the beliefs of the Han Chinese . Khitan women had the right to divorce their husbands and were able to remarry after being divorced . 
