SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • Jiao Xian [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Extreme Daoist ascetic Jiao Xian lived alone by the Yellow River after Han fell. He stayed naked year-round, slept on bare ground, rarely ate and never spoke. He endured harsh snow unharmed after his hut burned, and lived past a hundred years old.

  • Hu Zhao [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Scholar Hu Zhao declined summons from Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Respecting his wish for seclusion, Cao Cao let him retreat to Luhu Mountain. He farmed, immersed himself in classics, and peacefully passed away at eighty-nine in his old home.

  • Xun Jing [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    One of Yingchuan’s renowned “Eight Dragons”, Xun Jing secluded himself to study and upheld rituals. Unlike his brilliant official brother Xun Shuang, he possessed reserved inner virtue. He rejected official summons, and scholars and local officials honored him greatly after his death.

  • Jiang Qi [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Virtuous scholar Jiang Qi refused Governor Qiao Xuan’s official post despite harsh threats. After his mother’s death, he yielded farmlands to his brother, lived by raising bees and pigs, drew crowds of followers, and declined all subsequent official appointments till his death.

  • Panggong (Lord Pang) [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Recluse Panggong lived humbly on Mount Xian, treating his wife with full respect. He turned down Governor Liu Biao’s official offers, arguing seclusion brings lasting peace to descendants. Later he took his family to Mount Lumen to gather herbs and never came back.

  • Ren An [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Scholar Ren An secluded himself in mountains, shunning fame and official offers, hailed as “Master Ren”. Inspired by Lu Lian’s story in *Records of the Grand Historian*, he upheld purity and inner peace, rejecting office all his life and revered as Summoned Scholar Ren.