sentences:  They were respected and renowned for their art and education in the classics, and were hired to perform to both male and female clients, as well as employed by the state.Though yiji could in individual cases choose to sell sexual favors to a client, this was not a part of her profession as a yiji, but a parallel favor outside of their profession as a yiji and regarded as separated from it.After the establishment of the Qing dynasty in 1644, however, the Yiji was banned from being employed by the state.