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31. Murder Plot: Jing Ke and the King of Qin
AS the Warring States period drew to a close. Ying Zheng. King of the State of Qin. later known as the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, pursued with greater verve the program of conquest by which he was to
Author: WEI TANG Year 1982 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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32. The Poet Qu Yuan: Faithful to His State
THE misfortunes Qu Yuan (c. 340-278 B.C.) suffered drove him to take his own life, but also moved him to write some of the most beautiful poetry in the Chinese language. For his devotion to his State
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 1 PDF HTML
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33. Meng Jiangnu: Her Wails Split the Great Wall
THE story of Meng Jiangnu, whose wails toppled the Great Wall, is the most enduring of the many legends about it.After he had finished conquering the six other states and brought the country under
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 2 PDF HTML
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34. Death of the First Emperor
IN July of 210 B.C. a grand procession started out from Pingxiang (in today's Hebei province) and began moving slowly toward Xianyang, the capital city north of today's Xi'an. It was a royal entourage
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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35. Xiao He Pursues Han Xin by Moonlight
THE STORY of Xiao He pursuing Han Xin in the moonlight has been used through the ages to stress the idea of appointing capable persons to official positions.In his youth Han Xin didn't give much
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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36. The Rise and Fall of Xiang Yu
THE STORY of the brilliant and complicated character Xiang Yu (232-202 B.C.) - his meteoric rise from a man with "no inch of territory" to a great conqueror, his rivalry with and defeat by Liu Bang,
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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37. Su Wu, Lonely Shepherd of the North
AN ancient folk song sung to this day is one about Su Wu. It runs: "Su Wu. by the Huns detained, But his integrity maintained." Sent as an emissary of Emperor Han Wu Di to the northern nomads the
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 6 PDF HTML
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38. Wang Zhaojun: Was She Really So Sad?
IN the popular mind Wang Zhaojun has always been a tragic figure: a Han dynasty court lady married off to the Shanyu (Khan) of the Xiongnu (Huns) who left her home and died in the far north. Perhaps
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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39. Dong Xuan The Good Magistrate
THE "good magistrate" is a familiar character in Chinese literature and folklore. The stories of several of them have lived down through the ages because they are remembered by the people - and also
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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40. Ban Chao and the Western Regions
IN 73 A.D. the northern nomads the Xiongnu (Huns) were endangering the old Silk Road to the west by border raids on lands under Eastern Han dynasty rule and domination of the many small kingdoms in
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 9 PDF HTML