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Bai3 Fa1 Bai3 Zhong4

The idiom Bai3 Fa1 Bai3 Zhong4 is a Chinese version of “A Hundred Shots, a Hundred Bull’s Eyes” . Here is a story of where it came from. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was an expert archer in the state of Chu named Yang Youji. To test his skill, a person [...]

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Zuo’s Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals

Zuo Zhuan (Zuo’s Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals) is a famous historical book recording the history of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), and is one of the three commentaries to the book of Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals). It was said that Zuo Zhuan was written by Zuo Qiuming in the Lu State [...]

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