{"id":3039,"date":"2025-12-31T18:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:37:06","slug":"your-favorite-readings-of-2025-a-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/your-favorite-readings-of-2025-a-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Favorite Readings of 2025 | A Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3039\" class=\"elementor elementor-3039\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7190402 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7190402\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8d17f\" data-id=\"6c8d17f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cd691 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57cd691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>This year really flew by fast! In 2025, the Du Chinese team published over 50 articles, 14 stories, and an intermediate course. We&#8217;re proud of our work and would like to take this opportunity to reflect on what we did in 2025, as well as express our gratitude for being part of your learning journey!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c16d3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c16d3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95fb339\" data-id=\"95fb339\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2cc99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f2cc99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Readings Read<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258b432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"258b432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s how many readings (articles, chapters from stories, and lessons from courses) were read this year across our six difficulty levels. In 2025, over 2.3 million Du Chinese readings were read by our readers!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd91dd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd91dd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d8f56\" data-id=\"66d8f56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3130426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3130426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-1024x439.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-839faf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"839faf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d616bdc\" data-id=\"d616bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38c044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e38c044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top Articles<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-084beb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"084beb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a57df\" data-id=\"19a57df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5afac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df5afac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, we released 53 articles! Here were your favorites:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3fb9d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3fb9d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93a1a91\" data-id=\"93a1a91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c2796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59c2796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2759-no-need-no-need-do-they-really-mean-it\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-need-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-need-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-need-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-need-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdad0b6\" data-id=\"fdad0b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4e97e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb4e97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2759-no-need-no-need-do-they-really-mean-it\">\"No Need, No Need\"\u2014Do They Really Mean It?<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dae94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18dae94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be8d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be8d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">When Chinese people decline an invitation by saying &#8220;\u4e0d\u7528&#8221;, meaning &#8220;no need&#8221;, they might be doing so out of politeness, not because they really don&#8217;t want to go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-356daf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"356daf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b02ea\" data-id=\"42b02ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1783275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1783275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2781-i-betray-others-or-others-betray-me\">\u201cI Betray Others\u201d or \u201cOthers Betray Me\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4139a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4139a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf6942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf6942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Cao Cao kills an innocent family after mistakenly believing they are plotting against him&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca59c95\" data-id=\"ca59c95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27dcca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f27dcca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2781-i-betray-others-or-others-betray-me\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/betray-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/betray-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/betray-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/betray-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b723b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b723b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8113b29\" data-id=\"8113b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aca7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66aca7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2780-losing-the-bride-and-the-soldiers-too\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/losing-bride-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3053\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/losing-bride-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/losing-bride-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/losing-bride-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7fbdd7\" data-id=\"d7fbdd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c67d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c67d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2780-losing-the-bride-and-the-soldiers-too\">Losing the Bride and the Soldiers Too\n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c983fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c983fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4af04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce4af04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Sun Quan and Zhou Yu attempt to lure Liu Bei to his death, but things do not go as planned&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-406f61d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"406f61d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f48be44\" data-id=\"f48be44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b22737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b22737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2740-on-the-mind-s-eye\">On the \"Mind's Eye\"<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba54be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba54be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Advanced<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5066755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5066755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">The Chinese word \u201c\u5fc3\u773c,\u201d which literally means the \u201cmind\u2019s eye,\u201d can be used to convey a wide range of personality traits. Are there people in your social circle who match these descriptions?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fe371a\" data-id=\"8fe371a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df9c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7df9c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2740-on-the-mind-s-eye\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/minds-eye-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/minds-eye-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/minds-eye-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/minds-eye-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7279ec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7279ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5f26c\" data-id=\"3b5f26c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee7966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ee7966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2633-li-bai-voice-of-the-high-tang-atmosphere\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/li-bai-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/li-bai-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/li-bai-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/li-bai-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0381406\" data-id=\"0381406\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675e665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"675e665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/2633-li-bai-voice-of-the-high-tang-atmosphere\">Li Bai: Voice of the High Tang Atmosphere<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f4e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f4e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Master<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e7d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e7d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">The High Tang was an age of romance, poetry, prosperity, and cultural glory. One poet, more than any other, embodies the spirit of this era: Li Bai. Find out about his incredible life in this article.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08955e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08955e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d156ec5\" data-id=\"d156ec5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424ecd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"424ecd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top Stories<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df265d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df265d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5edf7e6\" data-id=\"5edf7e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fadd6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fadd6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2025, our team published 14 new stories, totaling 258 chapters between them. Here were the most popular stories of the year!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eb9051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eb9051\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed82afe\" data-id=\"ed82afe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcba4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcba4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/127-ten-years-of-work-off-stage\">Ten Years of Work Off Stage<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f9716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f9716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c2445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c2445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Lu Ming has a deep passion for Beijing opera, but he faces numerous challenges in chasing his dream. After falling off stage following an audition, he unexpectedly travels back in time and meets his younger self. This meeting inspires Lu Ming to pursue his dream in new ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e116f66\" data-id=\"e116f66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16df630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16df630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stage-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stage-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stage-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stage-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef0c6ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef0c6ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab7188\" data-id=\"1ab7188\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa7eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa7eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/126-fanfan-s-story-3-growing-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fanfanimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fanfanimage.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fanfanimage-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fanfanimage-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87a1062\" data-id=\"87a1062\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346b4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"346b4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/126-fanfan-s-story-3-growing-up\">Fanfan\u2019s Story 3: Growing Up\n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dacd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04dacd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a4eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89a4eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Fanfan and Little Bai embark on the treacherous journey to the cat paradise, but along the way, they encounter the terrifying big eagle and the numerous dangers of the snowy mountain. What secrets is Little Bai hiding?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd244da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd244da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9025\" data-id=\"8ee9025\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5734d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5734d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/128-legend-of-the-white-snake\">Legend of the White Snake<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb95a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb95a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c7f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95c7f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">This story tells of Bai Suzhen, a white snake demon who has cultivated for a thousand years, allowing her to transform into a beautiful woman. Bai Suzhen falls in love with a mortal named Xu Xian, who had previously saved her life. The Legend of the White Snake is not only a love story that transcends life and death but also a tale of rebellion against societal prejudice.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebde998\" data-id=\"ebde998\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4819f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4819f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/128-legend-of-the-white-snake\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/white-snake-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/white-snake-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/white-snake-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/white-snake-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5d1762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5d1762\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-142e44d\" data-id=\"142e44d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24228a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e24228a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/119-three-kingdoms-8-reunification-of-the-three-kingdoms-under-jin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reunification-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reunification-image.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reunification-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reunification-image-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4266456\" data-id=\"4266456\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c356a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3c356a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/119-three-kingdoms-8-reunification-of-the-three-kingdoms-under-jin\">Three Kingdoms 8: Reunification of the Three Kingdoms Under Jin<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32950e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32950e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881cc57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881cc57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">After the dust settles from the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan each consolidate their forces and establish the three states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, laying the foundation for the division of the Three Kingdoms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40e06cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40e06cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d54b0d5\" data-id=\"d54b0d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dce31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dce31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang take on the mission of reviving the Han dynasty, dreaming of unifying China. However, twists of fate leave the unfinished mission to Zhuge Liang\u2019s disciple, Jiang Wei. In the midst of political intrigue and internal betrayal, Jiang Wei attempts to fulfill his mentor\u2019s wish. In the face of numerous challenges, can he save the state of Shu, or is its fate already sealed?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1777ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1777ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb96508\" data-id=\"bb96508\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb60f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb60f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/130-the-xi-an-code\">The Xi'an Code<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6cfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6cfbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Master<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b3624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b3624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The theft of a double-headed Buddha statue and a golden goose from the Shaanxi History Museum reveals a legend that has been hidden for a thousand years. Archaeologist Shi Wenqian and journalist Jian Xi team up to investigate, only to unexpectedly discover that the stolen treasures may be the key to an ancient mechanism.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83663b9\" data-id=\"83663b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafd381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fafd381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/130-the-xi-an-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xiancode-iamge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xiancode-iamge.jpg 828w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xiancode-iamge-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xiancode-iamge-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b21d6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b21d6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5642a32\" data-id=\"5642a32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4912c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4912c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #212529; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Can a mysterious ancient poem and a lost drawing really lead to the \u201cLand of Eternal Life\u201d of Qin Shi Huang? Can Shi Wenqian and Jian Xi unravel the puzzle woven from history and legend?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-baa8aaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baa8aaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7102812\" data-id=\"7102812\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de71e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8de71e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here's to 2026!<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df086a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df086a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We extend a sincere thank you to you, the reader, for your support! We hope to bring even more surprises in 2026. Congratulations on another year of learning Chinese!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year really flew by fast! In 2025, the Du Chinese team published over 50 articles, 14 stories, and a course! We&#8217;re both proud of our work, and incredibly grateful that it&#8217;s been a part of so many of your journeys with learning Chinese! 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