Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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When spring arrives the weather turns mild. Flowers blossom, carpeting the earth. The birds sing beautiful canticles of praise.
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Minister Yin, who now heads the Board of Civil Office, came originally from a poor family in Licheng County, Shandong Province. In his youth, he was noted for his daring.
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A man who was born blind wanted to know what the sun looked like, so he asked others to describe it.
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National Teacher Huizhong (Imperial Preceptor Huizhong), a renowned Tang Dynasty Chan master who studied under Huineng, was revered by three emperors.
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In Journey to the West, Zhang Shao and Li Ding are two distinctive yet minor characters. A fisherman and a woodcutter, respectively. Traditionally, these professions symbolized an idyllic life detached from worldly strife, embodying the Taoist ideal of reclusive simplicity.