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Qin Dynasty
Fortify Your New Year’s Resolutions With These 5 Chinese Legends
For Confucius, to follow what the ancients called the Mandate of Heaven was a way of life, the way of the superior man.
The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Chinese Tyrant
All were arrested. Legalism demands blind obedience, so anything the people said was irrelevant at best, rebellious at worst.
Chinese Idioms: Instant Victory Upon Arrival on a Horse
The Chinese idiom 馬到成功(Mǎ Dào Chéng Gōng), which literarily means attaining success upon arriving on a horse, can be found in literary works of the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1279–1368). However, a related story can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.).
Chinese Idiom: Point to a Deer and Call it a Horse (指鹿為馬)
The Chinese idiom “point to a deer and call it a horse” refers to confounding right and wrong.
