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368 篇Jiang Yan's Wit Runs Dry | 江郎才尽
This story recounts how the talented scholar Jiang Yan, after achieving early fame, failed to mai...
80 阅读The Man Who Feared the Sky Would Fall | 杞人忧天
A man from Qi was consumed by irrational fears that the sky would fall and the earth would sink. ...
99 阅读The Man of Qi Who Feared the Sky Would Fall | 杞人忧天
A man from Qi was consumed by an irrational fear that the sky would fall and the earth would sink...
106 阅读One Arrow, Two Vultures | 一箭双雕
This passage recounts the ancient Chinese tale of archer Zhangsun Sheng, who shot down two fighti...
95 阅读Ignorant and Incompetent | 不学无术
The article recounts the story of Huo Guang, a powerful Han Dynasty general who, despite his serv...
96 阅读Learning Qi Dialect in Chu | 楚人学齐语
Mencius uses the analogy of learning a dialect to argue that environment is more crucial than ins...
99 阅读Tales of the Rose | 玫瑰传奇
This article explores the enduring fascination with roses through history, mythology, and culture...
74 阅读The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measured his foot for shoes but forgot the measurement at home. Ret...
92 阅读The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来者居上
This story recounts how the idiom 'the latecomers surpass the old-timers' originated from Ji An's...
87 阅读Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
A man traveling in the wrong direction believes his superior resources will help, but they only t...
115 阅读The Crumbling Wall | 坍塌的墙
A rich man ignores identical warnings from his son and an old neighbor about his crumbling wall, ...
82 阅读The Bird Startled by the Bowstring | 惊弓之鸟
The story recounts how the archer Geng Ying used only the sound of his bowstring to bring down a ...
96 阅读The Gentleman on the Beam | 梁上君子
During a famine in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a thief hiding in Chen Shi's house is moved to repent...
107 阅读Disrupting Governance for Fame | 乱政图名
Shu Xiang praises Minister Meng Xianbo's frugality for using only one chariot, but Miao Fenghuang...
109 阅读Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Accompanying Ear | 千里眼与顺风耳
This passage introduces the celestial inspectors, Thousand-mile Eye and Wind-accompanying Ear, fr...
114 阅读The Torch of Talent | 庭燎招贤
Duke Huan of Qi lit a torch for a year to attract talent but failed until a humble villager, by o...
148 阅读The Peach-Blossom Spring | 桃花源记
This passage introduces the classic Chinese fable *The Peach-Blossom Spring* by Tao Yuanming, whi...
92 阅读How the Kangaroo Got Its Pouch | 袋鼠如何得到育儿袋
A kind Mother Kangaroo, while tirelessly searching for her adventurous joey, selflessly aids a gr...
131 阅读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 ...
113 阅读Straight Chimney, Close Firewood | 曲突徙薪
A man's fire prevention advice is ignored until a fire occurs. The host thanks those who helped p...
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