The historical episode in 206 BC where future Han emperor Liu Bang escaped an assassination attempt by his rival Xiang Yu at Hong Gate.

Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), a prominent general, politician, and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty.

a wide gap, chasm, or deep divide, often used figuratively to describe social, economic, or ideological differences

Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher

describing a woman's lithe and elegant posture or movement, traditionally compared to a startled swan

Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925), legendary martial arts master

The swan goose (Anser cygnoides).

Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language works and defense of Qing dynasty monarchy

a land swarming with disaster victims or starving people, describing a scene of widespread displacement and suffering

a person who possesses noble or lofty aspirations

light as a goose feather; trifling or of no importance

the ambitions of a swan; having great aspirations or grand ideals

an incoming letter (literary)

how can common or small-minded people understand the great ambitions of a visionary person?

the fleeting or ephemeral nature of human life and its events

Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties [[北魏|北魏|Bei3 Wei4]]

as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (referring to the relative value or significance of death)

beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus), usually referring to the brown cultivated variety

important large-scale project

Literally light as a goose feather versus heavy as Mt. Tai; used to describe the extreme difference in the value or importance of things, typically regarding the significance of a person's life or death.

light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai; of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn

(archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol

(literary) primordial chaos (mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe)

chop suey (an American Chinese dish)

minister responsible for foreign relations and court protocol in imperial China

How can a person of low position understand the lofty ambitions of a great person?

Bochum (city in Germany)

a letter from afar (literary)

a letter or message

lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move or transient