During the Qing Dynasty, there was a scholar named Wang in Qingyang, China, who studied hard for many years in order to achieve success and fame. Despite his efforts, he failed to pass the imperial examination for 10 years and began to lose confidence. Wang dreamed that he came 21st in the imperial examination One ...
The longest reigning emperor in China’s history was Emperor Kangxi, who ruled for 61 years. Following the death of his father, Emperor Shunzhi, at the age of 22 from smallpox, Aixinjueluo inherited the throne on February 7, 1661, at age 7. The following year, he changed his name to Kangxi. He began the administration of state affairs at ...
Tseng Guo-fan (1811-1872) was a flourishing Chinese statesman, military general, and Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty. Throughout history, those who have become successful have had specific themes in their lives. Sometimes they need a mentor or an important figure in their lives. Others had a particular mindset. Tseng Guo-fan was best known for raising and ...
Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty, established the Eight Banners. Initially, only four colored banners represented four different military units: yellow, white, blue, and red. In 1614, a decision was made to unite all the factions, resulting in the addition of the Border yellow, white, blue, and red banners. These banners were called the Eight Banners, and they ...
Good fortune comes from doing good deeds. Han Shusan was born into a poor family in Huating County in the Province of Jiangsu. Although the clothing shop run by his father, Han Weng, was not as prosperous as the more prominent businesses in the county, he was nevertheless enthusiastic when helping others. Wang Daoding, a famous writer during ...
There was a scholar at Jiangxi, Nan Fung, whose literary talent was outstanding in the Qing Dynasty. He wrote extremely well and authored thousands of essays in a short period. However, to earn more money, Nan Fung assisted criminals by adding lies in their defense to reduce their crimes. As a result, many criminals escaped ...
There is well-being in a home that accumulates virtue, as blessings abound. If you are willing to give warmth to others, this warmth will not disappear, but it will be preserved in the hearts of those who received such warmth. The giving of that warmth is a reward in itself. When you are in need, others ...
Empress Xiaoxianchun, or Lady Fuca (1712-1748), was one of the three most well-known empresses in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Even though she did not have the illustrious political achievements of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and the high position of Empress Dowager Cixi, her life of only 37 years nonetheless was virtually perfect. Therefore, she was highly ...
Since ancient times, China has never lacked rich families, and rich families have never lacked “prodigal sons.” Sheng Enyi and Lu Xiaojia were rivals. The former was the son of the richest man in China, Sheng Xuanhuai, and the latter was the son of the Zhejiang Governor Lu Yongxiang. Both of them met by chance ...
This is the sad story of the prodigal son of the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), Sheng Xuanhuai. Sheng was a multi-talented and multi-accomplished man; a government official and famous politician, a government-run businessman, a native agent for foreign businesses in China and a representative of the Westernization Movement, an entrepreneur, and ...
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