Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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The Shadow of Fan Zhongyan and the Rise of Bao Zheng After Fan Zhongyan left his post as Prefect of Kaifeng, another legendary figure took up the mantle: Bao Zheng, universally known as “Lord Bao” (Bao Gong). Both men served as Scholars of the Longtu Pavilion, leading the populace to often conflate their stories,…
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In ancient China, during the turbulent Warring States period (5th–3rd century BCE), a young boy named Meng Ke – later known to history as Mencius, the great Confucian philosopher – grew up under the devoted care of his widowed mother, Lady Zhang. With no father and little money, their life was humble. But what…