Chinese Folktale: Jiang Tai Gong Fishing
Jiang Tai Gong was a Chinese militarist, statesman, tactician and thinker at the end of the Shang Dynasty, and a founding father of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who lived to…
Chinese Folktale: The Legend of Alishan
Long ago, there was a bare mountain called Bald Mountain. There was nothing on it. In the Bald Mountain lived a young hunter called Ali. One day, while hunting, he…
Chinese Folktale: Wangdi Turning into a cuckoo
Long, long ago, the first king of Shu was Cancong. He taught everyone how to raise silkworms, and the silkworm industry in Sichuan became very developed as a result. The…
Chinese Folk Tale: The Lamplighter Girl
In the Ming Dynasty, a woman named Mu Ding lived in Luji Village, Huize County. She was diligent but lived in poverty due to heavy taxes. Mu Ding was clever…
Chinese Folktale: Meng Jiang Nu Wept Down the Great Wall
Once upon a time, there were two neighbors during the Qin Dynasty, Old Man Meng and Old Man Jiang. Meng old man planted a big gourd, there is a girl…
Chinese Folktale: He Bo Takes a Wife
During the Warring States period, Xi Men Bao became the magistrate of Ye Cheng County. When he took office, he first talked to the local elders and asked the people…