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Wolf, goat and cabbage problem. Illuminated illustration depicting the wolf, goat and cabbage problem in the Ormesby Psalter, dating to 1250–1330. The wolf, goat and cabbage problem is a river crossing puzzle. It dates back to at least the 9th century, [1] and has entered the folklore of several cultures. [2] [3]
River crossing puzzle. A river crossing puzzle is a type of puzzle in which the object is to carry items from one river bank to another, usually in the fewest trips. The difficulty of the puzzle may arise from restrictions on which or how many items can be transported at the same time, or which or how many items may be safely left together. [1]
Xiangqi ( Chinese: 象棋; pinyin: xiàngqí; Wade–Giles: Hsiang ch'i; English: / ˈʃɑːŋtʃi / ), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, Western chess, chaturanga, and Indian chess.
A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion.
Origin. "Crossing the river by touching the stones" is a slogan initially put forward by Chen Yun, one of the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. [5] It was originally coined at the administrative meeting of the State Council of the Central People's Government on April 7, 1950, where Chen Yun pointed out: price rise was not good, fall was ...
The heavenly river ( Milky Way) separates them. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are characters found in Chinese mythology and appear eponymously in a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of the romance between Zhinü ( 織女; the weaver girl, symbolized by the star Vega) and Niulang ( 牛郎; the cowherd, symbolized by the star Altair ...
The Battle of Chishui River ( simplified Chinese: 赤水战役; traditional Chinese: 赤水戰役 ), popularly known in mainland China as the Four Crossings of the Chishui River or " Crossing the Chishui River Four Times " ( 四渡赤水 ), was a major battle between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in 1935.
This is an ancient Chinese saying, which refers to Xiang Yu's order at the Battle of Julu (207 BC); by fording a river and destroying all means of re-crossing it, he committed his army to a struggle to the end with the Qin and eventually achieved victory. "Fighting a battle with one's back facing a river" (背水一戰).