English Edition | C#64 程嬰的二十年沉默與堅持 | 《趙氏孤兒》 Some stories are quickly forgotten after I read them. But others stay with me for a long time. For me, “The Orphan of Zhao” is one of those stories. When people talk about it, the first thing that usually comes to mind is revenge. At the end […]
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English Edition | C#63 趙家滅門與復仇 | 《趙氏孤兒》 I want to share one of the most legendary stories in Chinese history—“The Orphan of Zhao.” It takes us back to the Spring and Autumn period, a time of political tension, power struggles, and loyalty tested by life and death. At its core, this story is about
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English Edition | C#62 如果有一天，吳剛不再揮動斧頭 | 《吳剛伐桂》 During Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan, it’s very common for us to sit with mooncakes in hand and look up at the moon. When we were kids, adults would tell us a story: On the moon, there is an osmanthus tree, and a man endlessly chopping it down. His
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English Edition | C#61 一段永無止境的修行 | 《吳剛伐桂》 Have you ever looked up at the moon and felt like it was trying to tell you a story? If you’ve paid close attention, you might have noticed the shadows on its surface. Some say those shadows look like a towering tree… and beneath it, a figure
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English Edition | C#60 學會在忙碌中抬頭看自己的人生 | 《南柯一夢》 Have you ever had one of those moments where you just… zoomed out? After sharing the story of “南柯一夢” (nán kē yī mèng), a dream of Nanke. in our last episode, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. In the story, a man lives an
English Edition | C#59 那場持續了 20 年的午覺：你以為的人生，可能只是一場夢？ | 《南柯一夢》 [Read on my website] Have you ever had a dream that felt so real, it seemed like you lived an entire lifetime… only to wake up and realize it was all just a dream? Let me take you back to the Tang Dynasty, to the
English Edition | C#58 穿越千年的蝴蝶：為什麼現代人依然被《梁祝》感動？ What if Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai had lived happily ever after? In the last episode, I shared the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. When most people think of this story, the first image that comes to mind is the pair of butterflies dancing in the air. We
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English Edition | C#57 梁山伯與祝英台：東方的經典浪漫傳說 Everyone has probably heard of Romeo and Juliet. But in China, there’s also a couple often called the “Eastern Romeo and Juliet,” and their story actually predates Shakespeare’s tragedy by several hundred years. This story isn’t just about a love that transcends death—it also shows how difficult it was for
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English Edition | C#56 兩千年後，人類仍在追求同一件事 Let’s start by revisiting the last episode about Qin Shi Huang and Xu Fu’s quest for immortality. Over two thousand years ago, Qin Shi Huang, standing at the peak of power, wanted to live forever. So, he sent Xu Fu, along with a group of boys and girls, across the sea
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English Edition | C#55 秦始皇與徐福的尋仙之旅 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live past 100? The idea of living forever has fascinated people for centuries. Even though hitting 100 was rare in the past, today it’s becoming more common. As these numbers rise, so do our hopes—and the question of how we’d
