Category: Chinese Idiom

In the Song Dynasty (sòng cháo 宋朝), an artist called Wen Tong (wén tóng 文同) was especially fond of drawing

"Orpiment" is a kind of reddish-yellow mineral which was used in ancient times to paint over mistakes one made when

In the Tang Dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝), there was a minister called Li Yifu who was always affable and smiling.

During the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋 chūn qiū,770-476 BC),there was a high official in the State of Jin (jìn

Zu Ti (zū tì祖逖) of the Jin Dynasty (jìn dài 265-420 AD) was a big-hearted and farsighted person who, however,

During the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), Duke Ling of the Kingdom of Chin ordered a nine-level

An ancient legend has it that a tiger ate a man, and the man’s soul could not be freed until

China has been divided into three kingdoms (sān guó 三国时代,220-280AD) historically: Wei in the north, Shu in the southwest and

Cao Cao (cáo cāo 曹操) in the history of China, known for clever treacherous outstanding figures. One hot day, he