SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Sima Guang

  • Sima Guang

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    Juan

    Sima Guang (1019–1086 CE) was a prominent statesman and historian of the Northern Song dynasty. His courtesy name was Junshi, and he styled himself Yusou (“Old Recluse”). Born in Sishui Village, Xia County, Shanzhou (in present-day Shanxi Province), he was widely known as “Master Suishui.”

  • Expanded Collection of Adages – Part 1

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    Ana

    The wise writings of old instruct you earnestly and sincerely.Collected in rhyme and expanded into text, they broaden your sight and hearing.

  • The chicken-crowers and dog-thieves: Lord Mengchang [Warring States]

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    Juan

    Among the Four Lords of the Warring States Period – Pingyuan, Xinling, Chunshen, and Mengchang – Tian Wen, Lord Mengchang, stood apart. The others served their homelands with unwavering loyalty: Lord Pingyuan defended Zhao, Lord Xinling stole the tally to save Zhao, and Lord Chunshen died in service to Chu. But Lord Mengchang drifted…

  • Why did Liu Bei refuse to take control of Jingzhou? [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    In the summer of 208 CE, as death approached, Liu Biao, Governor of Jing Province, made a startling offer to Liu Bei: “After I die, you shall assume control of Jingzhou.” To an ambitious warlord who had wandered homeless for two decades, this was the opportunity of a lifetime – yet Liu Bei declined.