SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Wang Hong

  • Moving House (1 and 2 of 2)

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    — by Tao Yuanming (Jin Dynasty) Poem 1 I once wished to live in the South Village,Not because I had divined it to be an auspicious site.I had heard it was home to many pure-hearted souls,And I rejoiced at the thought of sharing mornings and evenings with them.Harboring this wish for many a year,Today,…

  • Wang Yun‘s errors and downfall [Three Kingdoms]

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    In 192 AD, after Dong Zhuo’s brutal usurpation of the Han Dynasty had plunged the empire into chaos, Wang Yun conspired with Li Su, Shi Shunrui and Lü Bu to eliminate Dong Zhuo. Although previous assassination attempts against Dong Zhuo by others had all failed, this time Wang Yun and his accomplices succeeded.