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The story of three visits to Mao’s Thatched Cottage

The story of "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" comes from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" tells the story of Liu Bei visiting Zhuge Liang three times in person in order to find the talented man Zhuge Liang. Finally, he got Zhuge Liang's help and achieved great success.

For the first time, Liu Bei came to Zhuge Liang's home, but since Zhuge Liang was not at home at the time, Liu Bei could only leave a name note and left disappointed.

The second time, Liu Bei also did not meet Zhuge Liang, but he met Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying. Huang Yueying told Liu Bei that Zhuge Liang was studying and could not be disturbed.

Despite this, Liu Bei still chose to wait until dawn before leaving.

For the third time, Liu Bei finally met Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang explained his views on the general trend of the world to Liu Bei, and put forward a series of strategies and suggestions to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was deeply inspired and appointed Zhuge Liang as military advisor on the spot, full of admiration and gratitude to him.

This story not only reflects Liu Bei's persistence and respect for talents, but also emphasizes Zhuge Liang's wisdom and talent.

It has been passed down to this day and has become an idiom that encourages people to persist in their ideals and goals. It also expresses the deep friendship and mutual trust between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

The meaning of "Three visits to the thatched cottage": Three visits to the thatched cottage means that Liu Bei and others went to the thatched cottage three times to ask Zhuge Liang about major issues in the world in order to get his help.

This shows that in traditional Chinese culture, visiting others and seeking advice is seen as a sign of respect and importance for the other person.

This method of visiting also reflects the sincerity and integrity of Liu Bei and others, because they always firmly believe that Zhuge Liang is the talent who can help them achieve their goals.

The story of three visits to the thatched cottage also reflects the importance of mutual trust, cooperation and sincerity emphasized in traditional Chinese culture.

In this story, Liu Bei and others finally found Zhuge Liang through constant visits and seeking advice, and achieved their goals through cooperation.

This story also reminds us that in modern society, we need to maintain mutual trust and sincerity in cooperation in order to achieve better results.