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The Chinese language has a very long history, and is rich in colorful idioms, which can be used to enhance the language's powers of expression enormously.

Here we present the 24 most common Chinese idioms in four categories: Stirring Deeds, Virtuous Conduct, Wisdom and Legends. Each idiom has a brief explanation, followed by the story, in Chinese and English, of how it arose. The profuse illustrations will help readers to understand the historical background to the idioms.