Yang Yanzhao was the eldest son of the famous general Yang Ye of the early Northern Song Dynasty (960-1123). Yang Ye had been stationed at the Yanmen Pass for many years and was the enemy of the Khitanians who opposed the Song. They were so afraid of him that they called him “The Invincible Yang.” ...
In the face of adversity, predicting how one might react is hard. Would we have the strength, courage, and grace to act as Neerja Bhanot did? This is the story of Neerja Bhanot, a 23-year-old flight attendant who saved 359 lives during a hijacking. Her story was brought to life in the 2016 Indian film ...
In 1988, 79-year-old Nicholas Winton sat quietly in the audience of a BBC show. His face was calm, his eyes squinted, and he wore no expression. Suddenly, the audience around him stood up, all looking at him in silence, their faces lit with smiles. The man was taken aback, unaware of why he was the ...
Gao Yuting was a very dutiful son. Soon after he was appointed to be the mayor of Tuyang County, he invited his 70-year-old mother, Madam Yu, to stay with him. As Mrs. Yu passed the East Mountain of An County, she heard miserable crying, so she stopped to see what had happened and found a ...
This is a story of loyalty. At the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin kingdom sent an army to attack the Wei kingdom. The Qin army won a significant victory. However, the Wei kingdom’s young prince escaped. The king of Qin sent an order to the kingdom of Wei: “Anyone who can capture ...
The courageous efforts of a policeman stopped a train in time to save a suicidal man in Taiwan. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 5, a man suddenly laid down on the train tracks near the Wuri Train Station in an apparent attempt to commit suicide. People who saw him called the police, exclaiming: “Someone ...
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