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41. 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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42. 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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43. 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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44. 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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45. 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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46. 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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47. 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
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48. The Cao Brothers' Rivalry and the Seven-Step Poem
AFTER proclaiming himself Emperor Wen of the Kingdom of Wei, Cao Pi ordered his younger brother Cao Zhi, whom he regarded as a rival for the throne, to write a poem within the time needed to take
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 10 PDF HTML
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49. Guan Yu: The 'God of War' Who Failed
GUAN YU was one of the three ancient heroes, known to every Chinese, who took an oath of brotherhood in a peach garden in what is today Hebei province. He and Zhang Fei went on to become renowned
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 11 PDF HTML
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50. Lu Meng, the Self-Educated Commander
LAST month we told how Guan Yu, later known as the God of War for his intrepid exploits, lost a famous battle at Jingzhou. About the general who defeated him, Lu Meng of the Kingdom of Wu of the
Author: WEI TANG Year 1983 Issue 12 PDF HTML