Chinese Lessons
Experiencing Chinese
Experiencing Chinese
Attack the enemy with two convergent forces. The first is the direct attack, one that is obvious and for which the enemy prepares his defense. The second is the indirect, the attack sinister, that the enemy does not expect and which causes him to divide his forces at the last minute leading to confusion and disaster.
[Chinese Idioms And Fables] Thirty-Six Strategies 7: Create Something From Nothing
You use the same feint twice. Having reacted to the first and often the second feint as well, the enemy will be hesitant to react to a third feint. Therefore the third feint is the actual attack catching your enemy with his guard down.
[Chinese Idioms And Fables] Thirty-Six Strategies 6: Clamor in the East, Attack in the West
In any battle the element of surprise can provide an overwhelming advantage. Even when face to face with an enemy.
[Chinese Idioms And Fables] Thirty-Six Strategies 5: Loot a Burning House
When a country is beset by internal conflicts, when disease and famine ravage the population, when corruption and crime are rampant, then it will be unable to deal with an outside threat. This is the time to attack.
A Bride
The poem is to express harmony between relatives and friends.
The summer palace
The 2 sections were written by author and his wife on the same wall , but , at different time.
This is a poem for a beautiful and laborious wife who was abandoned by her husband with no reason.
[Chinese Idioms And Fables] Thirty-Six Strategies 4: Await the Exhausted Enemy at Your Ease
It is an advantage to choose the time and place for battle. In this way you know when and where the battle will take place, while your enemy does not. Encourage your enemy to expend his energy in futile quests while you conserve your strength. When he is exhausted and confused, you attack with energy and purpose.