SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Zhang River

  • The River God’s bride [Warring States]

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    Rob

    Introduction: This article recounts the legendary confrontation between Ximen Bao, a magistrate of the Wei state during the Warring States period, and a cruel local cult. It details how corrupt officials and a witch exploited the people’s fear of the River Zhang, demanding a “River God’s bride” annually to prevent floods. Ximen Bao exposed…

  • Chapter 32. How Cao Cao seized Jizhou amid Yuan Brothers’ civil war? [Three Kingdoms]

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    Rob

    Following Yuan Shao’s death, his once-formidable domain did not fall to external conquest alone – but collapsed from within. As depicted in Chapter 32 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the bitter rivalry between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang over succession turned allies into enemies and opened the gates of Jizhou (Ji Province) –…