SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • Jiao Shen [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Daoist Jiao Shen practiced immortality arts and lived secluded. He ignored Wu Cang’s letter persuading him to serve the court. Unmarried, he predicted his own death; later sighted in Dunhuang, he was deemed an immortal. His townsman Ma Yao also lived a simple hermit’s life.

  • Qiu Xin [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Gifted scholar Qiu Xin held the world in disdain. When summoned by the governor, he asked whether he would be treated as a subordinate, friend or teacher, rejecting top local official posts and the Xiaolian title. The governor dared not force him into service.

  • Han Kang [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Herbalist Han Kang stuck to fixed prices for thirty years. Once recognized by a customer, he fled to mountains to shun fame. Summoned by the emperor, he took a plain ox cart, then escaped midway and lived out his days in seclusion.

  • Tai Tong [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Daoist hermit Tai Tong lived in a mountain cave gathering herbs and rejected official summons. When a governor pitied his harsh life, Tai argued the official’s endless political worries were real suffering, then secluded himself and never met the governor again.

  • Gao Hui [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Daoist hermit Gao Hui studied *Dao De Jing* and secluded himself with friend Liang Hong in Huayin Mountains. After Liang left east, he wrote a poem longing for Gao. Gao concealed his talents and never held official posts all his life.

  • Jǔ Àn Qí Méi (举案齐眉)

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    Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 举案齐眉Pinyin: jǔ àn qí méiLiteral Meaning: Hold the food tray level with one’s eyebrows.Figurative Meaning: Describe a married couple who treat each other with deep respect and courtesy in daily life.