Liu Zongyuan was ill. He called a famous doctor for diagnosis and treatment. The doctor said: "Your spleen is swollen. You will get well by takin...
King Xuan was fond of shooting an arrow and liked to be boasted as a powerful bowman he was, although he could draw no bow heavier than thirty jin, Wh...
There was once a rich man in the State of Song. After a downpour of rain his wall began to rumple."If you don't mend that wall," warned ...
The Ding family in the State of Song had no well of its own. someone in the family sometimes had to spend a whole day doing nothing but fetch water fr...
In the State of Chu, there was a man whose family was very poor. Even at night he often dreamt of striking it rich, but he never worked hard.One day, ...
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) Temple on the Southern Mountain of Hengshan. The temple was stately and solemn, with incense...
In the past, a man was born blind. He had never seen the sun, so of course he had no idea what the sun looked like. But he would like very much to kno...
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...
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."...
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...