日期：2015-09-09 During the Xia Dynasty, there was a crack archer named Hou Yi. One day, the King of Xia pointed to a shooting target of one square metre in size with a bull's eye of only 1/3 decimeter in diameter, and said to Hou Yi: If you can hit the bull's eye,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-09-09 Song Dingbo of Nanyang came across a ghost when he was walking at night. Dingbo asked who he was. I am a ghost, replied the ghost. And who are you? I am a ghost too, Dingbo lied. Where are you going? the ghost asked. To the City of Wan, Dingbo repli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-09-09 Once upon a time, there was a king who ordered his officials: Lead an elephant to me, and let several blind men feel it with their hands. Then ask each one of them to describe the shape of the elephant. The officials led the elephant to the king. Se... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 In the Jin Dynasty, there lived a man named Zhou Chu in Yixing. Tough and fierce and fond of fighting in his youth, Zhou Chu was a big scourge in the county. At the time, there was a ferocious dragon in the river and a fierce tiger in the mountain i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 A long time ago, in Henan there was a young man named Le whose family was very poor. One day, Le Yangzi picked up a piece of gold on the road. He happily took it home and gave it to his wife. His wife said in all seriousness: I heard that men with a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 One year in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a serious famine in Henan. One night, a thief sneaked into Chen Shi's house and hid himself on the beam. When Chen Shi was aware of this, he got out of bed without haste, called his children and grandch... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 Tu Gu Hun in ancient times is now the Song Pan area of Qinghai and Sichuan Provinces. A'cai, chief of Tu Gu Hun, had 20 sons. One day A'cai said to them: Each one of you bring me an arrow. Then, he broke the arrows one by one and threw them on the g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Lu Sheng. One day, Lu Sheng went to the capital for the imperial examination. On his way when he reached Handan, he stayed at an inn. A Taoist priest surnamed Lii was also staying there. Sitting in his... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 In ancient times, the people of Yongzhou liked to live by the river. They were all very good at swimming. One day, the water in the rivers suddenly rose. Five or six people were crossing the Xiang River in a small boat. When the boat reached the mid... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 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 taking good quality fining (poris cocos). Liu Zongyuan sent someone to buy fining from a herbal medicine shop,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-27 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, When he showed is bow to his attendants, they pretended to try to draw it, but only bent it to half i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-12 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 his son, a thief will get in. An old neighbour gave him the same advice. But he paid no attention to it. That nigh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-12 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 from a distance. To solve the trouble they had a well sunk in their courtyard. After the job was fini... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-07 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, when he was leafing through the book Huainan Zi, he came across a line saying: When the mantis pre... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-07 In the Tang Dynasty, there was a Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) Temple on the Southern Mountain of Hengshan. The temple was stately and solemn, with incense smoke curling all around. One day, the eminent Monk Huai Rang of the Chan sect strolled into the t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-07 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 know the shape of the sun, so he asked people with good eyes. Someone told him: The sun is like a copp... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-07 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. One day, a man came to his door to peddle a worn-out straw mat. He said to the Qin scholar: In thos... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-08-07 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. A young man heard this, thought it over for a long time and said: Then, when I eat a pear, I'll keep it in my... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-07-28 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 plucked, it gave out a wonderful sound, harmonious and pleasing to the ear. Gong Zhiqiao thought this was... 阅读全文>>

日期：2015-07-28 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 between the small strings and the large string. After the instrument was made. Ping Gong of Jin asked Shi... 阅读全文>>