Category: Chinese Historical Stories

  In wrangles between Chinese states, two Yuan brothers went to  Gongsun Kang (公孙康 Gōngsūn Kāng) for help in fighting a third brother who had  allied (联合 liánhé) with the powerful Cao Cao (who knew about this move). Kang  beheaded (斩首 zhánshǒu) them and sent their heads to Cao Cao who made him a duke as a reward. Both had used conflict within the Yuan family to further their ends.

  Li Yufu (李义府 Lǐ Yìfǔ) was a  scheming (狡诈的 jiǎozhàde) Tang minister who had a way with people. He seemed kind and friendly, but woe betide anyone who crossed him. He cultivated good terms with the Emperor who ignored complaints about him for a long time, but eventually banished him to a frontier post. Many years later, a poet wrote of Li Yufu, wher ‘a dagger hides behind the smiles’.

顺手牵羊 shùnshǒuqiānyáng Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat 原文： Content: 微隙在所必乘；微利在所必得。少阴，少阳。 While carrying out your plans be flexible enough

打草惊蛇 dǎcǎojīngshé Stomp the grass to scare the snake 原文： Content: 疑以叩实，察而后动；复者，阴之媒也。 Do something unaimed, but spectacular ("hitting the grass")

借尸还魂 jièshīhuánhún Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul 原文： Content: 有用者，不可借；不能用者，求借。借不能用者而用之，匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。 Take an institution, a technology, a method, or

调虎离山 diàohǔlíshān Entice the tiger to leave its mountain lair 原文： Content: 待天以困之，用人以诱之，往蹇来连返。 Never directly attack an opponent whose advantage

Northern Expedition, break the military and political control of imperialist countries over China and end people’s tribulation

The founding of the PRC marked the end of a 100-year-old history of semi-colonial, and opened a new chapter in Chinese history

Macao was the first Chinese territory to fall into the hands of Western colonialists.Introduction:Macao was the first Chinese territory to fall into the hands of Western colonialists. on December 20th,1999,Jiang Zemin declared the resumption of exercise of China’s sovereignty over Macao by the Chinese government. Then, Ho Hau-Wah,the first Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative.