SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

examination

  • Nie Xiaoqian

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    Ana

    Ning Caichen, a native of Zhejiang Province, was noted for his galantry, integrity and upright character. He often used to say, “In my whole life, I’ve only had my wife and never another woman.”

  • The Theft of a Peach

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    Ana

    When young I went to the prefectural seat to take an examination and happened to be there on Spring Festival. According to custom, on the eve of this day all the shopkeepers decorated their storefronts and organized a musical procession that went through town to the yamen of the provincial treasury. This was called…

  • Key of a stolen bag

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    Ana

    There was once a fool who, on coming to the capital for the civil examination, discovered that he had lost his leather bag.

  • [Journey to the West] Becoming a Monk

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    Juan

    In the novel Journey to the West, the origin story of Tang Sanzang (the Monk Tang) is a dramatic tale of love, violence, revenge, and ambition.