SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

agricultural revival

  • Reform and Conquest: The Rise of Northern Zhou

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    Juan

    The Architect of Reform: Su Chuo and the Six Edicts As Northern Qi declined, Northern Zhou rose – thanks largely to one visionary Han Chinese statesman: Su Chuo. A scholar from Wugong (Shaanxi), Su Chuo excelled in mathematics, administration, and historical insight. Early in Western Wei, he was recommended to Yuwen Tai, the de…

  • Sleeping on Brushwood, Tasting Gall [Spring & Autumn]

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    Rob

    In 494 BC, the State of Yue was defeated by the State of Wu. To preserve his kingdom, King Goujian of Yue, following the advice of his strategists, took his wife and officials (such as Fan Li) to Wu as hostages, a period that lasted about three years.