SuaveG – The Gentle Path – Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

The Wine Feast: Zhao Kuangyin’s Consolidation of Power [Song & Yuan]

April 8, 2026

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Juan

This article tells how Emperor Taizu (Zhao Kuangyin) founded the Song Dynasty through the Chenqiao Mutiny. It covers his suppression of rebellions by Li Yun and Li Chongjin, and his two famous wine feasts. At these banquets, he peacefully persuaded military commanders and regional governors to give up their power, successfully centralizing authority and…

Charm of a Maiden Singer – Jinggang Mountain [Mao’s Poems]

April 5, 2026

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Ana

–Mao Zedong, May 1965 Tall trees pierce the sky, for miles around,Up soars this sacred peak in southern ground.Revisiting old haunts – what do I see?Pavilions new rise where none used to be.

Prelude to Water Melody – Return to Jinggang Mountain [Mao’s Poems]

April 5, 2026

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Ana

–Mao Zedong, May 1965 Long have I cherished ambitions soaring high;Now I climb Jinggang Mountain once again, nigh.A thousand miles to seek the old haunt, I hie;Its old face changed, with fresh charms it’s graced by.

Congratulations to the Groom – On Reading History [Mao’s Poems]

April 5, 2026

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Ana

–Mao Zedong, Spring 1964 Apes and men once bowed and took their leave;A few stones ground, our infancy weave.Furnaces flared with copper and steel’s bright sheen –When dawned that age? No guess is keen,But a thousand winters and summers green.

Seven-Syllable Poem – Mourning Comrade Luo Ronghuan [Mao’s Poems]

April 5, 2026

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Ana

–Mao Zedong – December 1963 I still recall those years, swift as wind o’er grass we flew,In Red Army ranks, though often parted, our bond grew.The Long March was not the hardest trial we knew;The fight for Jinzhou proved the greater test to subdue.

Miscellaneous Poems – In Praise of the 8th Company [Mao’s Poems]

April 5, 2026

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Ana

–Mao Zedong, August 1, 1963 Good Eighth Company, famed far and wide.Why so glorified? Strong will abide.Serve the people, side by side,Decades with pride.Resist corruption, never hide,Pure, undefied.Thus named: Good Eighth Company, far and wide.