Chapter One: Story (Part One) ························································································1
Chapter Two: Story (Part Two)······················································································ 23
Chapter Three: Critical Thinking (Part One) ···································································· 30
Chapter Four: Critical Thinking (Part Two)······································································49
Chapter Five: Musical Temperament (Part One) ································································ 59
Chapter Six: Musical Temperament (Part Two)··································································94
Chapter Seven: Astro-Numerology (Part One) ··································································· 98
Chapter Eight: Astro-Numerology (Part Two)·································································· 123
Chapter Nine: Human Affairs (Part One)········································································129
Chapter Ten: Human Affairs (Part Two)········································································· 155
Chapter Eleven: Administrative Affairs (Part One)··························································· 160
Chapter Twelve: Administrative Affairs (Part Two)··························································· 179
Chapter Thirteen: Strategy and Wit ·············································································· 190
Chapter Fourteen: Literature and Language (Part One) ·····················································206
Chapter Fifteen: Literature and Language (Part Two) ······················································· 217
Chapter Sixteen: Literature and Language (Part Three)·····················································228
Chapter Seventeen: Calligraphy and Paintings·································································231
Chapter Eighteen: Crafts···························································································· 246
Chapter Nineteen: Utensils and Technology ····································································· 262
Chapter Twenty: Divine and Mythology ··········································································272
Chapter Twenty-One: Strange Occurrences·····································································290
Chapter Twenty-Two: Errors (with Deceit and Trickery Included) ········································310
Chapter Twenty-Three: Wit and Satire (with Errors Included) ············································ 316
Chapter Twenty-Four: Miscellanies (Part One) ································································ 326
Chapter Twenty-Five: Miscellanies (Part Two)································································· 346
Chapter Twenty-Six: Comments on Traditional Chinese Medicine ········································ 373
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Supplements (Part One) ······························································ 390
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Supplements (Part Two) ·······························································416
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Supplements (Part Three)······························································445
Chapter Thirty: A Sequel to Bitan ················································································· 474
Appendix ·················································································································481
Reference ················································································································ 502
Epilogue ··················································································································505
Chapter Two: Story (Part Two)······················································································ 23
Chapter Three: Critical Thinking (Part One) ···································································· 30
Chapter Four: Critical Thinking (Part Two)······································································49
Chapter Five: Musical Temperament (Part One) ································································ 59
Chapter Six: Musical Temperament (Part Two)··································································94
Chapter Seven: Astro-Numerology (Part One) ··································································· 98
Chapter Eight: Astro-Numerology (Part Two)·································································· 123
Chapter Nine: Human Affairs (Part One)········································································129
Chapter Ten: Human Affairs (Part Two)········································································· 155
Chapter Eleven: Administrative Affairs (Part One)··························································· 160
Chapter Twelve: Administrative Affairs (Part Two)··························································· 179
Chapter Thirteen: Strategy and Wit ·············································································· 190
Chapter Fourteen: Literature and Language (Part One) ·····················································206
Chapter Fifteen: Literature and Language (Part Two) ······················································· 217
Chapter Sixteen: Literature and Language (Part Three)·····················································228
Chapter Seventeen: Calligraphy and Paintings·································································231
Chapter Eighteen: Crafts···························································································· 246
Chapter Nineteen: Utensils and Technology ····································································· 262
Chapter Twenty: Divine and Mythology ··········································································272
Chapter Twenty-One: Strange Occurrences·····································································290
Chapter Twenty-Two: Errors (with Deceit and Trickery Included) ········································310
Chapter Twenty-Three: Wit and Satire (with Errors Included) ············································ 316
Chapter Twenty-Four: Miscellanies (Part One) ································································ 326
Chapter Twenty-Five: Miscellanies (Part Two)································································· 346
Chapter Twenty-Six: Comments on Traditional Chinese Medicine ········································ 373
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Supplements (Part One) ······························································ 390
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Supplements (Part Two) ·······························································416
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Supplements (Part Three)······························································445
Chapter Thirty: A Sequel to Bitan ················································································· 474
Appendix ·················································································································481
Reference ················································································································ 502
Epilogue ··················································································································505
Hua Cao, Ph.D., is a Professor at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT). He serves as a Supervisor for the students of the Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) program. Professor Cao is the Principal Investigator (PI) of an ongoing Key Project funded by the National Social
Science Fund of China. His research primarily focuses on International Studies, Area Studies, Internationalization of Higher Education, and Diplomatic Interpreting. He has published over 20 academic
articles in several core journals, including West Asia and Africa and Probe. Zipeng Wang, MTI candidate at the School of Foreign Languages, CQUPT, is a member of the
Committee for TCM Translation and International Communication. He holds the China Accreditation Test
for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI) Level 2 Certificate and was awarded First Prize in the Paper
Competition of the 2024 Annual Conference of Chongqing Translators Association.