Allusions to Traditional Virtues

Traditional Virtues:

1. Kong Rong Gave Up Pears

Kong Rong was a famous literary scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. When he was small, every time he and his brother ate a pear, he always took the smallest one. When his father asked him why, he said, "I'm the youngest brother, I should take the smallest one. Later, "Kong Rong gave up his pear" became a model of unity and love.

2. Gong Yu Moves Mountains

Tang Wen, a book by Lie Zi, recorded that there were two big mountains in front of Gong Yu's house blocking the way. He was determined to level this mountain. Another old man, Zhi Search, laughed at his stupidity and thought he couldn't do it. Gong Yu said:I have a son after I die, and my son will have grandchildren after he dies. My children and grandchildren will never end, and the two mountains will eventually be leveled. The metaphor is to insist on transforming nature and fight steadfastly.

3. Cheng Men - Snow Pear

During the Song Dynasty, Cheng Yi's students, Shi Yang and You Zuo, once went to Cheng Yi's former residence to seek advice. When they arrived at their teacher's house, they found that Cheng Yi was already asleep. They could not bear to disturb them, so they stood quietly outside the door and waited. It was cold and snowing, and when the teacher woke up, there was already a foot of snow under their feet. The story of "Cheng Men - Snow Pear" later became a widely circulated example of respect for teachers.

4. To send goose feathers for thousands of miles.

During the Tang Dynasty, the leader of a minority group in Yunnan sent an envoy to Maung Bo Gao to offer a swan to Emperor Tang Taizong. On the way, Maung Bo Gao accidentally let the swan fly away, leaving only a few goose feathers behind. After arriving at Chang'an, Maung Bo Gao paid a visit to Emperor Tang Taizong and offered the goose feathers with a poem, "The gift is light and the feelings are heavy, the goose feathers are sent for thousands of miles". This allusion is a metaphor for how gifts are thin but feelings are strong.