A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Chang Kung-i

1441119A Chinese Biographical Dictionary — Chang Kung-iHerbert A. Giles


82Chang Kung-i 張公藝. 7th cent. A.D. A native of 壽張 Shou-chang, in whose family nine generations were said to be living in harmony. On being asked by the Emperor Kao Tsung of the T'ang dynasty to explain the secret of this harmony, he called for pen and paper and wrote down the one word "Forbearance," repeated again and again.