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This work exemplified filial piety through stories of exemplary sons, one of whom allowed mosquitoes to bite him so his parents could sleep peacefully. The book was temporarily banned during the Chinese Cultural Revolution but later republished with modernized suggestions for keeping parents happy.
The value is perhaps exemplified by Yuan Dynasty scholar Gua Zhujing's book, The 24 Paragons of Filial Piety.
— Episode: 19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estran...
Episode: 19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement?
This work exemplified filial piety through stories of exemplary sons, one of whom allowed mosquitoes to bite him so his parents could sleep peacefully. The book was temporarily banned during the Chinese Cultural Revolution but later republished with modernized suggestions for keeping parents happy.
The value is perhaps exemplified by Yuan Dynasty scholar Gua Zhujing's book, The 24 Paragons of Filial Piety.
The work includes a story of an exemplary son born to a couple too poor to afford a mosquito net, and so the son would sit shirtless by his parents' bed, allowing the mosquitoes to bite him so that his parents could rest peacefully.