What are the stories of friendship in ancient China?

1. Zhong Ziqi and Boya

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Boya was good at playing the piano, while Zhong Ziqi was good at listening to the piano. When Boya played the piano once, the piano sounded like a mountain and flowing water, and only Zhong Ziqi could understand its meaning. Later, "high mountains and flowing water" was used as a metaphor for a bosom friend or confidant.

2. Guan Ning and Hua Xin

In the process of living together, Guan Ning and Hua Xin * * *, Hua Xin loves money and doesn't concentrate on his studies, which causes Guan Ning's antipathy. Guan Ning cut off the mat and sat with Hua Xin separately, saying, "You are not my friend anymore."

3. Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

Lian Po felt that he was better than Lin Xiangru, but he was not convinced. Later, he learned that Lin Xiangfa took off his clothes and brought Vitex negundo to plead guilty for the sake of the country. Later, they finally became friends who vowed to live and die together.

4. Fan Zhongyan and Wang Zhi

Fan Zhongyan in the Northern Song Dynasty angered the imperial court for advocating reform, and his friends before being demoted stayed away, except for an official named Wang Zhi, who went to see him off regardless of his illness. For Fan Zhongyan, such a true friend is valuable.

5. Zuo Botao and Yang Jiaoai

During the Warring States Period, Zuo Botao and Yang Jiaoai went to Chu to see Chu Zhuangwang together, but there was no food on the way. In order to make friends, Zuo Botao gave all his clothes and food to Yang Jiaoai, and he committed suicide by hiding in an empty tree. Later generations called the intimate friend with profound friendship "Yang Zuo".