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The Ghost of Queen Anne Boleyn | 安妮·博林王后的幽灵

The ghost of Anne Boleyn, executed wife of Henry VIII, is uniquely reported at multiple UK locati...

educational english-monarchy ghost-stories
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Drawing a Cake to Satisfy Hunger | 画饼充饥

The idiom 'Drawing a Cake to Satisfy Hunger' originates from Cao Rui's warning about false reputa...

chinese-idiom culture education
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The Self-Injury Stratagem | 苦肉计

Before the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai volunteers for a self-injury stratagem, enduring a severe f...

chinese-culture educational history
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Passing Off as a Competent Player | 滥竽充数

The story tells of Nanguo, who joined a royal yu ensemble despite lacking skill, pretending to pl...

beginner chinese-idiom culture
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Mend the Fold After a Sheep Is Lost | 亡羊补牢

This fable tells how a minister's warning was ignored by a complacent king, leading to invasion a...

chinese-culture educational fable
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Lower the Banners and Silence the Drums | 偃旗息鼓

This idiom originates from a Three Kingdoms stratagem where Zhao Yun feigned weakness to lure Cao...

chinese-idiom culture educational
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Ignorant and Incompetent | 不学无术

The article recounts the story of Huo Guang, a powerful Han Dynasty general who, despite his serv...

ancient-china educational historical-story
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Tales of the Rose | 玫瑰传奇

This article explores the enduring fascination with roses through history, mythology, and culture...

culture educational flowers
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Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats | 草船借箭

Zhuge Liang ingeniously fulfills an impossible order for 100,000 arrows by tricking the enemy int...

chinese-culture history intermediate
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An Army of Two | 二人军团

During the War of 1812, sisters Rebecca and Abigail Bates allegedly used a fife and drum to mimic...

american-history historical-account history
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Repeated Orders | 三令五申

The story recounts how strategist Sun Wu demonstrated military discipline by executing the king's...

chinese-culture discipline education
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The Origin of Teddy Bear | 泰迪熊的由来

The teddy bear is named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, inspired by a 1902 hunting in...

beginner culture educational
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Like Fire and Flowering Rush | 如火如荼

This story describes how the Wu army, in a desperate situation, launched a spectacular dawn assau...

ancient-china educational history
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The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来居上

This story recounts how Ji An, an upright official in the Han Dynasty, bluntly criticized Emperor...

ancient-china educational history
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Devil's Island | 魔鬼岛

Devil's Island, off Nova Scotia, has a history of settlement and paranormal lore, including ghost...

haunted history lighthouse
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Annie Chapman's Ghost | 安妮·查普曼的幽灵

The article recounts the discovery of Annie Chapman, Jack the Ripper's second victim, in the back...

historical-account history jack-the-ripper
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The Curse of Alton Towers | 奥尔顿塔的诅咒

The original Alton Towers is a forgotten Gothic mansion shrouded in legend. Its site has a long h...

educational folklore gothic-mansion
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The Qingming Festival | 清明节

The Qingming Festival originates from the legend of Jie Zitui, whose death led to the Cold Food F...

chinese-culture educational history
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The Ghost of Catherine Eddowes | 凯瑟琳·埃多斯的幽灵

The article describes Mitre Square, the modern site of Catherine Eddowes's 1888 murder by Jack th...

ghost-story historical-mystery history
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A Promise of Gold | 一诺千金

To establish credibility for his reforms, Qin Prime Minister Shang Yang publicly and generously r...

chinese-culture educational history
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