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Stories from Ancient China—The Bracelet Test
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:32:00 PM
In ancient China, scholars placed great emphasis on the imperial examination. After 10 years of study, a person first had to pass county and provincial civil service exams to even qualify. It was not ...   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: A Mean Feng Shui Master
Friday, September 21, 2007 7:10:00 PM
A Feng Shui master learns that "The blessed inhabit the land that is blessed, and vice versa." As long as one does what one should do, he will eventually reap what he deserves.   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Emperor Kangxi, a Wise and Benevolent Ruler
Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:25:00 PM
Aixin-Juelo Xuanye (1654-1722) was known as Emperor Kangxi, a title that means peace for all people and prosperity for all lands. Kangxi was honored in Chinese history as a noble, generous, and compas ...   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Harmonious Relationship Starts With Oneself
Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:10:00 PM
There was a businessman named Ma Wenan who lived in Xinghua County, Jiangsu Province in ancient China. Mr. Ma was well educated and had good manners. His wife, Ms. Wu, was smart, pretty, and good at d ...   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Tang Taizong's 'Five Recipes' of Governance
Thursday, July 12, 2007 7:10:00 PM
One day Tang Taizong, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who ruled from 626 to 649 A.D., arrived at Cuiwei Palace.   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Concern Over Loss and Gain
Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:35:00 PM
Once upon a time there was a masterly archer called Houyi. He trained hard and developed superior marksmanship of piercing a poplar twig from one hundred paces away.   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Disaster Follows Wrongful Killing
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:04:00 PM
Chinese history shows how bad actions bring bad results, while good deeds bring rewards.   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Digging Caves to Cultivate the Tao
Monday, June 25, 2007 7:10:00 PM
Hao Datong, one of the Seven Supreme Taoists in Quanzhen Taoism, is well known in China. He once traveled to Wozhou in today's Hebei Province in northern China.   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: Divine Farmer Tasted Hundreds of Herbs
Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:20:00 PM
As Chinese mythology has it, after God Pangu created heaven and earth and Goddess Nuuwa created human beings, more gods were sent down to assist human life and help build civilization.   Full Story
 

Good Stories from China: The Impartial Confucius
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:50:00 PM
Confucius, China's great philosopher and teacher two and half millennia ago, had numerous students. Many of them came from afar to the Kingdom of Lu to learn from him. Mr. Chen Kang was among them ...   Full Story
 

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