As if it were raining flowers
In the Southern and Northern Dynasty (420-589), in the reign of King Wu of Liang, there was a monk called Master Yun Gua
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Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period (420-589), there was a painter calledZhang Sengyou. Once he visited a temp
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Fail in official examinations
In the Song Dynasty (960-1279) there was a joker called Sun Shan. One year he went to take the imperial examination, and
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Fan Mattress and Warm Quilt
Huang Xiang was a man of Anlu, Jiangxia in the East Han Dynasty. His mother died when he was nine years old and he was v
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Bury Son to Support His Mother
Guo Ju was a man of Longlv (today's Linzhou, Anyang, Henan) or of Wen County in Henei (today's southeast of Wen
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Contradicting Oneself
In ancient times, there was a man who sold spears and shields. He used to boast, My spears are the sharpest things in th
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Take Oranges for Parent
Lu Ji was a man of Huating, Wu County (today's Songjiang, Shanghai) in the period of the Three Kingdoms and a scient
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The Man of Qi who Worried That the Sky Would Fall
In the Spring and Autumn Period, in the State of Qi there was a man who always let his imagination run away with him. On
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A Haven of Peace and Happiness
Tao Yuanming, a famous writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), wrote the well-known essay Peach-Blossom Spring. In
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The Disease Has Attacked the Vitals
In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Jing of the State of Jin fell ill. One night he dreamed that the disease turned in
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