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...
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...
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...
During the Song and Ming Dynasties, Confucian morality became fashionable. Many people vied with one another to imitate the poise of a moralist.There ...
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: "...
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...
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 ...
In the past, there were two clay idols in a temple. On the left was the idol of Tai Shang Lao Jun, the founder of Taoism, and on the right the idol of...
A man named Fu Xian was fond of reading books. Though proficient in literature and etiquette, he was stubbornly adherent to outworn rules. Being impra...
The Chinese people call flattery to someone's face "presenting a tall hat" to someone.In the past, an official in the imperial court in ...