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Old Sultan | 老苏丹

A loyal old dog, facing execution by his master, stages a rescue with a wolf's help to regain fav...

Everything is Ready Except the East Wind | 万事俱备,只欠东风

This article recounts the historical tale of the Battle of Red Cliffs, where the allied forces of...

Knoist and His Three Sons | 克诺伊斯特和他的三个儿子

A man named Knoist has three sons with distinct disabilities. They embark on a surreal journey in...

Having Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹

The story of artist Wen Tong illustrates how deep, sustained observation and mental preparation l...

The Confucian Poise | 儒学风度

Two anecdotes from the Song and Ming periods satirize the rigid and performative nature of Confuc...

The Chariot Race | 争先恐后

A student loses a chariot race and blames his teacher for withholding skills. The teacher explain...

The Mark on the Water | 刻舟求银

A man loses a silver bowl at sea and marks the spot on the water, foolishly searching for it mont...

The Poor Turkey Girl | 可怜的养火鸡姑娘

An orphan girl, mistreated and known as Turkey Girl, is magically transformed by her beloved turk...

The Master Artist | 大师艺术家

In 1392, a retiring master artist accepts a final commission to paint a 20-foot portrait for a we...

The Athenian and the Theban | 雅典人与底比斯人

An Athenian and a Theban argue over whose city's hero is greater. The glib Athenian outtalks the ...

Old Hildebrand | 老希尔德布兰德

A cunning village parson conspires with a peasant's wife to send her husband on a fake pilgrimage...

The State of Yue Builds Chariots | 越人造车

A man from the water-rich state of Yue, unfamiliar with chariots, mistakenly copied a broken one ...

The Quail Mocks the Roc | 鹌鹑笑大鹏

A tiny quail, content with its short hops among the weeds, mocks the mighty roc for its grand but...

The Blue Ribbon | 蓝丝带

A teacher's project of passing on blue ribbons with the message "Who I Am Makes a Difference" cre...

Uprooting the Willow Tree | 倒拔垂杨柳

Lu Zhishen, assigned to guard a vegetable garden after monastic misconduct, confronts and subdues...

The Qin Antiquarian | 秦士好古

A Qin Dynasty scholar's obsessive passion for antiques leads him to trade his entire estate—land,...

Stone Dog | 石犬

A poor fisherman and his devoted dog share a simple life in Puerto Rico. When a hurricane claims ...

Huang Gong's Daughters | 黄公嫁女

Huang Gong's excessive modesty backfires when he constantly describes his beautiful daughters as ...

The Jade of Song | 宋人献玉

A man from Song tries to flatter Minister Zi Han by offering him a precious jade, but Zi Han refu...

The Fall of Man | 人类的堕落

The serpent tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, leading to the firs...