In the past, the grandson of a prime minister was a notorious spendthrift. He squandered all the family property and couldn't even afford his own ...
Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty of China.It is said that in his childhood, he was very fond of playing and afraid of difficulties, and mad...
A man in a village had a sore on his foot which bled and oozed pus. He couldn't bear the pain and moaned without stop.He said to his family: "...
During the Song and Ming Dynasties, Confucian morality became fashionable. Many people vied with one another to imitate the poise of a moralist.There ...
Ji Zi of the Shang Dynasty was particularly fond of Taoism. He carried a lot of money with him and travelled around to fmd a teacher of Taoism. Whenev...
Bo Le was a famous expert in the physiognomy of horses in ancient China. His book On the Physiognomy of Horses was a classic piece of work on that sub...
Ping Gong of Jin ordered someone to make a stringed musical instrument. The strings of the instrument were of the same size, with no difference betwee...
Gong Zhiqiao obtained a piece of fine Chinese tung wood and made a qin (stringed musical instrument) out of it. When installed with strings and plucke...
In the past, someone said: "The pear is good for the teeth, but bad for the spleen; the date is good for the spleen, but bad for the teeth."...
In the Qin Dynasty, there was a scholar addicted to antiques. He was so fond of collecting them that he would buy them nomatter how costly they were.O...