zh-CNiwms.net pic/logo.gif http://www.enun.cn Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:20:16 GMT Sat, 10 May 2008 12:28:41 GMT 　　During the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)， the State of Chu not very powerful. The king and the important court officials were dissolute and incompetent. They indulged in luxury and excessive pleasure all the time. Zhuang Xin, one of the ministers foresaw that the country...]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:57:15 GMT Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:52:42 GMT 　　Beat the grass and startle the snake
　　Long long ago, a county magistrate named Wang Lu worked in present day Anhui province, East China. Wang Lu was very greedy and took many bribes. One of his secretaries was equally corrupt, and often schemed for Wang Lu's deeds.
　　One day a man went to the magistrate to lodge a com...]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:27:07 GMT 　　During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), prince Zhou Xu of the State of Wei killed his brother and became the new emperor. Zhou Xu was a tyrant. He oppressed his people and indulged in wars of aggression. By launching wars, he tried to divert the people's attention and reduce th...]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:26:27 GMT 　　During the Spring and Autumn Period（770－476BC）, there were two famous senior officials in the State of Yue. The King of the Yue named Gou Jian didn't accept the advice of Fan Li and blindly launched an attack against the neighboring State of Wu. As a result, he suff...]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:26:00 GMT 　　One neighbor of Yang Zi-a famous scholar lost a sheep. He asked all his relatives and friends and Yang Zi's servant for help.
　　Yang Zi asked, "Why do you send so many people out just for one lost sheep?"
　　His neighbor said, "Because there are a...]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:47:02 GMT 　　In the end of the Warring States Period（475－221 BC）, there was a strong country named Qin. It wanted to annex other countries to unite China. In 228 BC, the Qin army captured a country and prepared to attack another country named Yan. So the prince Dan of Yan sent a brave man c...]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:46:20 GMT 　　Lv Meng was a general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180). He was born in such a poor family that he did not get any chance to go to the school when he was a child. However, there was still less time for reading when he served in the army after h...]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:46:04 GMT 　　Many years ago, a farmer happened to see the King's daughter in the capital. He lost his heart to her at once. After returning, he missed the princess day and night. Soon, he was ill. His friends and relatives came to see him. When they knew the reason why the farmer was ill, they thought it was quite...]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:45:46 GMT 　　Skill comes from practice
　　During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day he drew a big crowd while he was practicing on the drill ground. He...]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:43:33 GMT 　　In the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), the famous strategist Sun Wu known as Sun Zi came to see the King of the State of Wu, bringing along his great work The Art of War. He offered to help turn the State of Wu into a more powerful kingdom by training a strong army for it.
　　The king was no...]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:47:25 GMT 　　This legend is about Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty.
　　Li Bai was naughty and disliked study when he was a child. One day he saw an old woman grinding an iron rod on a big stone when he was playing...]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:46:50 GMT 　　During the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), there was a man of letters named Jiang Yan, whose father died young. Little Jiang Yan was strenuous and diligent, capable of writing beautiful poems and essays at his early age. He, who was thought high...]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:45:28 GMT 　　There was a minister named Li Yifu during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He was good at flattering people. So his official position was raised higher and higher. At last, he was made the prime minister. He was a vicious man. When he talked with people he always wore a sweet smile, but he was conjuring up...]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:44:36 GMT 　　In ancient time, there lived a musician named Gong Mingyi. He was very good at playing the Zheng, a plucked string instrument. But he also behaved foolishly sometimes.
　　One day, he saw a cow eating grass in the field near his house. He was inspired by the scene and ran outside to play a tune fo...]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:23:15 GMT 　　Bo Le was a famous horse-judging master. He wrote a book titled Xiang Ma Jing (classics of how to judge a horse) to tell people the way of recognizing good horses. It writes, "A good horse is with wide forehead, bulging eyes and round hoofs."
　　One day, the son of Bo Le...]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:22:38 GMT 　　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 wise and knowledgeable man called Zhuge...]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:21:55 GMT 　　Chunyu Kun lived in the state of Qi during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). He was wise, humorous and eloquent. He skillfully advised the king on many occasions and successfully went to many states as an envoy.
　　In the year 349 BC, the State of Chu dispatched a large force to attack Q...]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:21:29 GMT 　　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 about the case of the prince from an offic...]]>