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1/03/2006
Chinese proverb
一字千金 ( Yi Zi Qian Jing)
One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

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Lu Buwei who became the prime minister of Zi Chu the king of Qin 251 BC, assembeled a great houshold of guest-scholars. He Compiled the best articles they wrote into a famous book entitled "Spring and Sutumn Annuals". The words were displayed on tablets at the city gates.One thousand pieces of gold were suspended above the text proclaiming that this would be the reward to anyone who improve the book even by adding or deleting one word (字 / Character).
This is how this proverb were born about 2250 years ago.
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