chinese-culture
158 篇Looking for a Steed with the Aid of Drawings | 按图索骥
Bo Le's son tries to find a superb horse by rigidly comparing real horses to the drawings in his ...
32 阅读A Single Hair from Nine Oxen | 九牛一毛
The story recounts how General Li Ling's surrender led to tragedy and how historian Sima Qian, pu...
28 阅读Yang Bu and the Dog | 杨布打狗
Yang Bu's dog fails to recognize him after he changes clothes, leading to a confrontation. His br...
37 阅读Penetrating Insight | 入木三分
The article recounts the origin of the Chinese idiom "Ru Mu San Fen" from a story about the calli...
31 阅读The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measures his foot to buy shoes but forgets the measurement at home....
30 阅读Zi Qin's Art of Bell Rack Making | 梓庆为鐻
A master carpenter describes his meditative preparation process to achieve harmony between his mi...
26 阅读Composing a Poem with a Spear in Hand | 横槊赋诗
A story from the Three Kingdoms where Cao Cao, on the eve of a major battle, hosts a feast on the...
27 阅读A Special Skill | 一技之长
This story tells how the scholar Gongsun Long valued and recruited a man whose only skill was lou...
30 阅读The Jade Refusal | 子罕拒玉
A Song farmer offers a jade-containing stone to Prime Minister Zi Han, who declines it, valuing t...
35 阅读Separating Public and Private Affairs | 公私分明
Jie Hu recommended his personal enemy for a government post based on merit for the nation's good,...
37 阅读A Good Dog for Catching Mice? | 良狗捕鼠
A man from Qi selects a hunting dog for his neighbor, who then worries it doesn't catch mice. The...
37 阅读Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛
A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...
32 阅读Where Does Rice Come From? | 米从何来
A rich man's two foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, ba...
29 阅读The Drummer's Defiance | 击鼓骂曹
Mi Heng, feeling disrespected by Cao Cao, staged a dramatic protest by stripping naked at a banqu...
34 阅读Two Tigers Fight | 两虎相争
Bian Zhuangzi is advised to wait as two tigers fight over a man, allowing them to weaken each oth...
31 阅读The Pheasant and the Phoenix | 山鸡与凤凰
A man in Chu sells a pheasant as a phoenix. The buyer, wishing to present it to the king, regrets...
30 阅读The Rare Qin | 稀世珍琴
A craftsman creates a superb qin, but it is rejected for not being ancient. After artificially ag...
30 阅读The Fierce Dog and the Sour Wine | 狗猛酒酸
A Song wine merchant with good wine and fair prices had no customers because his fierce dog scare...
30 阅读The Qingming Festival | 清明节
The Qingming Festival originates from the legend of Jie Zitui, whose death led to the Cold Food F...
32 阅读Zhou Chu Eliminates the Evils | 周处除害
The story recounts how Zhou Chu, once a local menace, realizes his own harmful nature after slayi...
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