The city of Suzhou is famous not only for its classical gardens but also for the drama that took place more than 2500 years ago when the powerful Wu 吴 Kingdom was devastated as a consequence of plots and intrigues of the first of four famous beauties of China, Xi Shi 西施. This story is…
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Lady Sun, Three Kingdoms
Younger sister of Eastern Wu (东吴）Kingdom rulers, Sun Ce （孙策） and Sun Quan （孫權）, she was born around 189 A.D. in Fuchun, Wu county (modern Fuyang county, Zhejiang province). Her father, Sun Jian （孙坚）, said to be descendant of the outstanding military strategist in Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu （孙武）, author of world famous…
Walk with the Dragon 