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Drinking Pal
Che’s family was not wealthy, but he had a craze for liquor. He couldn’t sleep without drinking three big cups at night. So, the liquor bottle by his bed was never left empty.
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Sharp Knife
During the last years of the Ming Dynasty, there were many bandits in the territory of Jinan, Shandong Province. Troops in the various counties were reinforced and they killed all they arrested.
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The Fox Sisters and the Scholar
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Fox Sisters (Fourth Sister Hu) weaves a fantastical tale of scholar Shang and his encounters with fox spirits Hu Sanjie(Third Sister Hu) and Hu Sijie(Fourth Sister Hu), exploring themes of desire, morality, and karmic justice.
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The virtues of reciprocity in “Ding Qianxi”
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Ding Qianxi recounts a tale of selfless generosity, karmic reciprocity, and authentic human connection set in Shandong province.
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Ding Qianxi
Ding Qianxi of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, came from a family which had plenty of money and grain. But, all his life, he was an admirer of Guo Xie, a man noted during the Han Dynasty for his chivalry. Like him, he performed many chivalrous deeds.