There were three brothers, Lu Yu, Lu Bao, and Lu Zhen, who lived outside the east gate in ...

William Blake wrote, “To see a world in a grain of sand. And a Heaven in a wild ...

King Wen of Zhou (around 1152–1056 B.C.), personal name Ji Chang, was born in present-day Qishan, Shaanxi Province. ...

Li Jing was a famous Tang Dynasty strategist who was also well-versed in literature. After he retired, many ...

The greatest work of Chinese calligraphy written in the semi-cursive style is the “Preface to the Poems Composed ...

Our mothers have great influence on us. As our first teachers, they influence us in every way, shaping ...

The very first story in the 500 volumes of the "Extensive Records of the Taiping Era" is about ...

It is said that every mark of the scale on a traditional Chinese 16-liang weighing balance represents a ...

Among the plays of the Yuan Dynasty, there was one called “The Dream of Bao Gong Examining the ...

Many treasures lay buried underground in Luoyang City during the Song Dynasty (960–1279). They had been buried by ...

Quite a number of people can remember their previous lives. Sometimes, it is for the sake of letting ...

In the seventh year of the Chunxi Era of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty (1180), there ...

Night was about to fall, and an old monk was on his way home to the temple. All ...

The “Classic of Filial Piety” is a well-known Confucian classic about filial piety or respect for parents and ...

It may seem normal for a tiger to eat humans. However, whether a tiger eats a man is ...

There was a woman in Duchang County in Jiangxi Province by the surname of Wu. She had lost ...

Wan Hui was born in a Zhang family in Wenxiang (now Lingbao County, west of Henan Province) during ...

On a mountain was a temple that housed a group of monks. Among them were an old monk ...

What if money were a herb? Zhang Yue, the author of “Money as a Herb”, was first appointed ...

Lady Fan was a consort of King Zhuang of Chu. This virtuous lady displayed her wits and wisdom ...

Towards the end of the eighth century, during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, there ...

Iron Crutch Li left with Supreme Old Lord on a celestial visit to various paradises. During the journey, ...

Iron Crutch Li ranks first among the Eight Immortals. He was originally named Li Xuan and was also ...

The 15th day of the 7th lunar month is known as the Ghost Festival. Its origin dates back ...

During the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history, there was a bow maker in the state of ...

There was an ugly woman in the state of Qi during the Warring States Period (475–221 B.C.) who ...