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Perseverance

Persistence and determination

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Mythic Heroes

Skill for the many (Hou Yi), public labor (Yu), stubborn grief (Jingwei), moon-distance (Chang’e). Persistence can be memorial—not only success. Next: gateway legends everyone meets.

~12 min

Poetry · 2

Early Departure from White Emperor City

Li Bai

Poetry

Calming the Wind and Waves

Su Shi

Poetry

Wisdom · 5

As Heaven’s movement is ever v

Book of Changes

Wisdom

Life springs from sorrow and c

Mencius

Wisdom

In obscurity, cultivate yourse

Mencius

Wisdom

Love of learning is close to w

Doctrine of the Mean

Wisdom

The earth’s condition is recep

Book of Changes

Wisdom

Stories · 10

Perseverance

Mythic Heroes

Poetry · 2

Early Departure from White Emperor City

Calming the Wind and Waves

Wisdom · 5

As Heaven’s movement is ever v

Life springs from sorrow and c

In obscurity, cultivate yourse

Love of learning is close to w

The earth’s condition is recep

Stories · 10

The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains

Xingtian (and Jingwei’s Kinship of Defiance)

Waiting Under the Tree

Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage

Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats

Meng Jiangnu’s Tears at the Great Wall

The Butterfly Lovers (Liang Shanbo & Zhu Yingtai)

Kua Fu Chases the Sun

Jingwei Fills the Sea

Yu the Great Controls the Flood

Perseverance

Mythic Heroes

Poetry · 2

Early Departure from White Emperor City

Calming the Wind and Waves

Wisdom · 5

As Heaven’s movement is ever v

Life springs from sorrow and c

In obscurity, cultivate yourse

Love of learning is close to w

The earth’s condition is recep

Stories · 10

The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains

Xingtian (and Jingwei’s Kinship of Defiance)

Waiting Under the Tree

Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage

Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats

Meng Jiangnu’s Tears at the Great Wall

The Butterfly Lovers (Liang Shanbo & Zhu Yingtai)

Kua Fu Chases the Sun

Jingwei Fills the Sea

Yu the Great Controls the Flood