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Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Five Pecks of Rice

  • The Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Fall of the Han [Eastern Han]

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    Juan

    Brief: This article tells how the Yellow Turban Rebellion toppled the Eastern Han. Triggered by court corruption, famine, and sold official posts, Zhang Jiao’s Taiping Dao uprising swept China in 184 CE. Though crushed, it destroyed central authority, spawned warlords, and paved the way for the Three Kingdoms era.

  • Tao Yuanming

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    Ana

    Tao Yuanming (365–427CE) was a poet of the Eastern Jin dynasty. Also known as Tao Qian, with the courtesy name Yuanliang, he was given the posthumous private honorific title “Jingjie.” He was from Chaisang, Xunyang (in present-day southwestern Jiujiang, Jiangxi). He held several official posts, including Chief Sacrificial Wine Officer of Jiangzhou, Military Advisor…

  • The Battle for Hanzhong [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    Brief: This article recounts the pivotal Battle of Hanzhong during China’s Three Kingdoms period. It details how Cao Cao initially conquered the region from Zhang Lu but failed to invade Yizhou. Subsequently, Liu Bei launched a campaign to seize the strategic corridor. The narrative highlights the decisive clash at Mount Dingjun, where the veteran…