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Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Long long time ago, there was a man named Wang Xizhi who loved writing. He invited many of his friends to come to a special place called the Orchid Pavilion. It was a beautiful place with trees, flowers and a lovely stream passing by.

Wang wanted to have a fun time with his friends and so he decided to play a game where they would write poems. Each person would write a poem and the person with the best poem would get a prize!

Everyone got really excited and started writing their own poems. The people sat beside the stream and drank wine while they wrote. It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed the game.

After the game was over, Wang Xizhi collected all the poems and made them into a beautiful book. It became really famous and people started calling it "The Orchid Pavilion Gathering".

Even though this happened a really long time ago, people still remember it today. The Orchid Pavilion Gathering has become really important in Chinese history because it shows how important art, poetry and writing can be to people. It also reminds us that having fun with friends is always a good idea!