SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

wedding ceremony

  • Gong Mengbi

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    Ana

    Liu Fanghua lived in Baoding, Hebei Province, and was the richest man in this village. His generosity often attracted hundreds of visitors to his house. He was always ready to help others and never spared an expense. Relatives and friends often failed to pay back the money borrowed from him. Only one visitor from…

  • The Bridegroom

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    Ana

    Mei Ouchang, a juren from south of the Yangtse River, once told me of a strange case which his friend Sun from the same hometown had handled, while he was an official at Dezhou, in Shandong Province.

  • Jiaona

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    Ana

    Scholar Kong Xueli, a descendent of the sage, Confucius, was a man of forbearance and well-versed in poetry. His good friend, a magistrate of Tiantai County in Zhejiang Province, wrote to him, inviting him to be his guest.

  • The fox-fairy marries off his daughter

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    Ana

    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.