SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • Literate tigers and illiterate people

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    Ana

    When Yang Shuxian was in office in Jingzhou, the tigers there were a scourge to the people. So Yang had an edict engraved on a big rock on a nearby mountain, ordering the tigers to leave the place.

  • The dilapidated official boats

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    Ana

    When Hu Li Zi was returning to his native home from the capital, the prime minister ordered his superintendent to see him off. “If you want to go by boat, choose whichever official boat you like,” he told Hu Li Zi.

  • The turtle’s final crossing

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    Ana

    A compassionate man once caught a turtle. He wanted to make it into soup, but unwilling to be accused of taking life.

  • Swallowing dates whole

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    Ana

    A fool once heard someone say that pears were good for the teeth but harmful to the spleen, and that dates were good for the spleen but harmful to the teeth.

  • Cai Jing’s grandsons

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    Ana

    The grandsons of Cai Jing, the notorious prime minister, who grew up in riches, could not tell wheat from rice.