日期：2012-08-27 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 head of Shu, Liu Bei, was searching for talents everywhere for the kingdom. He heard of a very wis... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 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 king on many occasions and successfully went to many states as an envoy. In the year 349 BC,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 Long long ago, there was a famous doctor named Bian Que who usually traveled everywhere to collect medicine to cure patients. One day, he heard about the sudden death of the prince of the State of Guo when he was passing the country. He inquired abo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi-the first legendary ruler in China went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage（随从，周围） . They met a boy keeping watch over a herd of horses on their way. Huangdi asked the boy... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 In the Chinese classic Chuangtze, there is a legend like this: Once upon a time, a gigantic（巨大的） fish named Kun lived in the northern sea. No one knew how large it actually was. This fish could change itself into the enormous bird called Peng,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 There is a story in Hanshu telling of a rich man, who being a lover of antique and had a large collection. Among them was a rare vase made of jade（翡翠） . The vase of exquisite（精致的） workmanship and of historical value and he loved it dearly.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), the King of the State of Qi was very fond of listening to yu ensembles. He often got together 300 yu players to form a grand music. The king treated his musician very well. A man named Nanguo heard about... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Yue. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it up. He took it home and gave it to his wife. But his wife was not happy. The virtuous（善良的） wo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-25 This idiom comes from a old folk song. The last two stanzas go like this: One family has five brothers, all serving to a minister as attendants. Every five days, they go back home for a reunion, decorating their horses and garments with shining gold... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-25 During the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), there lived a beautiful, intelligent princess name Lechang in the State Chen. She and her husband Xu Deyan loved each other dearly. But before long their country was in danger of being invaded by... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-25 During the time of the Warring States (475-221 BC), there lived a well-known archer（弓箭手） named Geng Ying whose art in shooting was excelled by none at his time. One day, as he was standing by the side of the King of Wei, a flock of swan geese w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-25 Beginning with Yu the great, the Xia Dynasty had lasted about four hundred years before Jie became the supreme ruler. And that was in the 18th century BC. Jie was extremely tyrannical（残暴的） and dissolute（放荡的） . This aroused great resentment... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-25 During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), a very noble official called Qi Huangyang lived in the State of Jin. One day, the king summoned（传唤） him to court and asked, Now that the magistrate（地方法官） position of Nanyang county is vacan... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-25 During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), there was many dukedoms（公爵领地） under the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. These dukedoms often fought one another to expand their territories. And within a dukedom, the struggle for power freque... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-08 There were two high mountains between Jizhou in the south and Heyang in the north. One was called Taihang Mountain and the other Wangwu Mountain. Both of the mountains were very high. Just to the north of the mountains lived an old man called Yu Gon... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-08 There was once an artist whose name was Wen Tong. He was famous for his bamboo drawings. A lot of people asked him for one of his bamboo drawings. People wondered why Wen Tong could draw so well. Actually, Wen Tong loved bamboo so much he had grown... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-08 What used to be a dirty, brown dust bowl, now gleamed and glistened in the sunlight, sending playful waves and ripples across the lake and inviting all to share. HMMMMM, sighed the Dragon sleepily, and showing his perfect movie star teeth. Seeing as... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-08 Nothing happened. A dry wind lazily picked up some flower heads and swirled them around. The air was thick with pollen and perfume. A stony grey nostril（鼻孔 ） twitched. I saw something, cried the youngest boy. They stared intently. An ear swivele... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-08 In Times of Trouble The Dragon will Wake And Free the Village By making a Lake This little poem was etched into everybody's minds and sometimes appeared on tea towels and grandma's embroidery（刺绣） . The days went by slowly, quietly and most impor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-08 This story begins with Once Upon A Time, because the best stories do, of course. So, Once Upon A Time, and imagine if you can, a steep sided valley cluttered with giant, spiky（尖刻的） green pine trees and thick, green grass that reaches to the top... 阅读全文>>