SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

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  • Sand of Silk – In Reply to Mr. Liu Yazi (Two Versions) [Mao’s Poems]

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    Ana

    Version 1 (Oct 1950 – National Day) Long night shrouded China’s dark, unbroken sky;A century of fiends ran wild, passed by.Five hundred million people torn, denied.One cock’s crow bursts – day breaks, all darkness flies;From every land, sweet songs from Khotan rise.Poets’ joy soars high, unmatched, unties.

  • The Three Arrows of Vengeance: Li Cunxu [Sui & Tang]

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    Juan

    Brief: This article recounts the legendary story of Li Cunxu and the “Three Arrows of Vengeance”. It begins with the bitter feud between Li Keyong and Zhu Wen, covers the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the founding of Later Liang. On his deathbed, Li Keyong gave three arrows to his son Li Cunxu,…