During the time of the Opium Wars in China, Zeng Guofan led the Hunan army with full authority from the Emperor and was responsible for all the financial management, but he never embezzled any of the army’s money. At the time, the salt trade was a way of making money using coupons to exchange during ...
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a scene unfolded at the Lianji Bookstore in a Beijing street where a young man was reading a book near the counter. Another customer in front of the counter was paying for his book. One of his coins fell to the ground and rolled to the side ...
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a pear paste sugar shop in the Zhabei District of Shanghai was very prosperous. A plaque with the characters “The Heavens know” hung at the door. Here is the story of how that came to be. Opposite the shop was a fruit store owned by a family surnamed ...
Lin Zexu (林則徐, 1785-1850) was an honest official in the late Qing Dynasty known for his strict crackdown against the opium trade. In 1839, he made a tour of Macao and, seeing the ills plaguing society, penned 10 maxims based on his 54 years of experience to warn against the futility of performing superficial good ...
General Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885) of the Qing Dynasty was a fan of the strategic board game Go and also a master at the game himself. One time, while leading soldiers to battle with an enemy, General Zuo and his troops passed by a hut that had a sign hanging on its beam stating: “World’s best ...
In the eighth year of the Kangxi reign in the Qing Dynasty (1669), Wang Zhihe traveled almost a thousand miles from Anhui Province to Beijing to attend the imperial national examination. Little did anyone realize that stinky tofu would be born from this journey. Wang Zhihe was born in the rural area of Xianyuan County, ...
Ye Tianshi was from Wu (now Suzhou) during the Qing Dynasty. Born into a medical family, his grandfather and father were well-known doctors. Ye extensively read medical books since his childhood. Being diligent and learning from a total of 17 medical specialists, he was proficient in medical science. Patients came from far and wide to ...
The Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) is often considered to be the period when the art of furniture-making reached its zenith in China. The furniture of this era was usually made of a single large piece of hardwood. Though simplistic in design when compared to furniture styles from previous periods, Ming furniture stands out with ...
There is an ancient inspiring story about Wang Weng. Wang Wenjian was the greatest intellectual with the highest imperial examination marks during the Qing Dynasty. His ancestor, Wang Weng, was wealthy and did much for charity. Here is the story of Wang Weng. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a famine occurred and ...
The Chinese have a saying: “Lust is the worst of all sins.” Lust can lead to other wrongdoings and those who can restrain themselves are blessed in the end. Here is a story about a father being able to reunite with his lost son as a result of his good deed. Mr. Yuan is separated ...
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