(龙的传说) 4 min read Long (龙, dragon) is rich in symbolism. It is not a single animal but a composite cosmic creature—with the horns of a deer, the body of a snake, the scales of a carp, and the claws of an eagle. It flies without wings, controls the weather, commands the seas, and […]
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(非凡的民间英雄—包拯) 4 min read Chinese history is rich in epoch-making figures such as Confucius (孔夫子), the First Emperor of Qin (秦始皇), Emperor Gaozu of Han (汉高祖), and Kublai Khan (忽必烈). Yet few of them have been enshrined as folk heroes. By contrast, a handful of comparatively humble figures—Bao Zheng (包拯), Mulan (木兰), Zhuge Liang
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(木兰—享誉全球的文化偶像) 5 min read Sigh after sigh Mulan sadly sighs, (唧唧复唧唧) Facing the door while she weaves. (木兰当户织) Not a hint of the loom-shuttle’s sound, (不闻机杼声) Only the daughter’s sighs. (唯闻女叹息) Ask the daughter who’s in her heart, (问女何所思) Who’s on her mind? (问女何所忆) “No one is in daughter’s heart, (女亦无所思) No one is
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(孙悟空何许“人”也？) 5 min read In 629 CE, during the Tang dynasty (唐朝), Xuanzang (玄奘), a Buddhist monk, set out from the Tang capital of Chang’an (长安)—present-day Xi’an (西安)—on a pilgrimage to India. His journey followed routes long used by merchants trading with the Western Regions (西域), along what are now collectively known as the
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