China, Chinese, East Asia, historical figure, Liao dynasty, primary source, quotes, stories
A paradox of the jester’s method is that they could hit home all the better for using the indirect means of jokes, stories and other roundabout ways of getting a point across. Is there something we can learn here? A Chinese official is described in his...
11th century, China, Chinese, East Asia, historical figure, Liao dynasty, primary source, quotes
An outright statement of a jester’s using humour to offer corrective advice. `Although at that time jesters of the Liao court were numerous, there was only Light Coat Luo (Luo Yiqing 羅衣輕) who could use humour to offer indirect advice, thereby dispelling disorder...
