虎狼之师
公孙鞅让随从牵出了几头关在笼子里的老虎和豺狼，然后对着勇士们说：“今天的选拔项目很简单，只要任何人能徒手制服这些野兽，我就封他为先锋将军！有谁愿接受这份无上荣耀？请向前。”言毕，四下一片哗然，有的交头接耳，有的神色迟疑，但过良久……
明阅闲谈
华人名字的那点事
古代的“名”和“字”是具有截然不同的意义，前者是出生时由父亲或家中长者取的名，后者是成年之后再取的别名。也就是说，同一个人有两种专属的符号标志，“名”和“字”除了是用来区别自己和其它人以外……
Brief history of Chinese family name
We often say 姓xing and 氏shi collectively, that is 姓氏 or use them interchangeably. But did you know in the past each of them had an entirely different meaning?
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荆轲不要
昨夜重看经典爱情片 “Sleepless in Seattle”，戏里播着圣诞歌”Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle on the way……”。我突发奇想转过身问老婆：“你知道这首歌其实是秦始皇发明的吗？”
The first woman that was made into a “human pig”
Empress Lv removing Lady Qi’s limbs, gouging her eyes, deafening and muting her, and abandoning her in the toilet. Lady Qi was still alive for a few days until her eventual death…….
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Is Stone Statue Always A Symbol Of Good Luck?
This pair of stone statues are called 石像生 or 石翁仲. Some might see them as nice ornaments but you probably won’t place them anywhere near your premise if you know what they really represent……
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西安游：从汉唐墓碑认识清朝的状元
我有幸再回到西安寻幽探古，专门拜访了几座帝王将相的陵墓，包括秦始皇、汉景帝、秦二世、汉武帝、唐太宗、武则天、卫青、霍去病等人，每位无不是在历史上曾经叱咤风云、各领风骚的人物! 真可谓 “江山如画，一时多少‘豪杰’!” 不过，他们都是汉唐的历史人物，跟清朝有什么关系? 线索就落在他们的墓碑上……
