Chunyu Kun lived in the state of Qi during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). He was wise, humorous and eloquent（雄辩的）. He skillfully advised the ...
In the third century, China was divided into three kingdoms: Wei in the north, Shu in the southwest and Wu in the southeast. Shu was a weak state. The...
In ancient time, there lived a musician named Gong Mingyi. He was very good at playing the Zheng, a plucked string instrument. But he also behaved foo...
There was a minister named Li Yifu during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He was good at flattering（奉承的） people. So his official position was raised highe...
Long long ago, a county magistrate（地方法官） named Wang Lu worked in present day Anhui province, East China. Wang Lu was very greedy and took many bribes....
During the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), there was a man of letters named Jiang Yan, whose father died young. Little Jiang Yan ...
So long as you have put a great deal of effort, you can grind an iron rod into a needle-perseverance spells success.This legend is about Li Bai, a gre...
Now, there was a very young and beautiful wife, who became sick and nearly died. She was on her death bed and told her husband, "I love you very ...
In the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), the famous strategist Sun Wu known as Sun Zi came to see the King of the State of Wu, bringing along his...
During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day he drew a big crowd while he was practicing on the drill ground（操场，练兵场）. He shot...