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King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, “Is it true that (Zhou dynasty) King Wen’s park was thirty five kilometre in circumference?” Mencius replied, “It is so written in the historical records.” The king asked, “Was it really that large?” Mencius said, “And yet the people still found it too small.” The king said, “My park…
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In the late Tang dynasty, a tomb robbery took place in a certain place. As the case remained unsolved for a long time, the local authorities came under considerable pressure. Eventually, they apprehended a ‘suspect’ and subjected him to brutal torture to extract a confession. Unable to endure the torment, the ‘suspect’ ultimately confessed under…
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Duke of Zhou was the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou dynasty and the uncle of King Cheng of Zhou. After King Wu’s death, the young King Cheng ascended the throne, and the Duke of Zhou acted as regent. This aroused suspicion among his older brothers, Guan Shu and Cai Shu, who spread rumours…
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In the late Eastern Han dynasty, there was a man named Xun Jubo. He had travelled from afar to visit a friend who was gravely ill, only to find the Xiongnu army attacking the city. The residents all fled. His friend said to him, ‘I may well die at any moment, you must leave at…
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The Duku Highway, hailed as “China’s most beautiful highway,” traverses diverse landscapes including deserts, snow-capped mountains, canyons, grasslands, and wetlands. Built by the military over ten years starting in 1974, the highway’s treacherous terrain resulted in the loss of a soldier for every three kilometers, ultimately claiming the lives of 168 soldiers. Chen Jungui was…
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During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang dynasty, Wu Bao’an, a native of Hebei, served as a county magistrate in Suizhou, but had not been promoted for a long time. His fellow townsman, Guo Zhongxiang, was prime minister’s nephew. At that time, a rebellion broke out in the south, and Guo Zhongxiang went with…