SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Yan Chu

  • Ān Bù Dāng Chē (安步当车)

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    Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 安步当车Pinyin: ān bù dāng chē Literal Meaning: Take leisurely slow walks as if riding a carriage. Figurative Meaning: Lead a simple, tranquil life without craving luxurious transportation or material comforts; walk unhurriedly and contentedly instead of taking a vehicle. It also embodies a calm, peaceful mindset that finds satisfaction in plain living.…

  • Yan Chu [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Scholar Yan Chu boldly claims scholars rank higher than kings, citing Qin’s respect for a sage’s tomb over the monarch’s head. He rejects King Xuan’s lavish official offers, choosing simple, peaceful rural life to retain inner purity and freedom.

  • Sand of Silk – In Reply to Mr. Liu Yazi (Two Versions) [Mao’s Poems]

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    Version 1 (Oct 1950 – National Day) Long night shrouded China’s dark, unbroken sky;A century of fiends ran wild, passed by.Five hundred million people torn, denied.One cock’s crow bursts – day breaks, all darkness flies;From every land, sweet songs from Khotan rise.Poets’ joy soars high, unmatched, unties.