Shen Yun Collections Blogs

From the Heavens Came Silk

Legend of the Immortal and the Golden Cow

A kind fisherman risks sinking his boat to help carry a farmer and his cow across the river. He soon realizes his passengers are not what they seem.

The Phoenix: A Source of Divine Inspiration in Chinese Culture

The Western Phoenix is known as a mythical fire bird, born from ashes, and represents renewal. But what about the Eastern Phoenix? These birds of p...

The Heroic Lu Zhishen

A brash 8-foot tall hero from the Chinese classic, Outlaws of the Marsh, Lu Zhishen had a fighting spirit and a strong sense of justice. He just co...

An Ancient Story of Perseverance and Devotion

Would you wait 18 years in a cave for your loved one to return? In this classic Chinese tale, a wife's devotion allows her husband to develop his t...

Celebrate the Season With the Magic of Shen Yun

Gentle white flurries tell us the holiday season is right around the corner. This is the most wonderful time of the year to share and celebrate wit...

Disaster Never Befalls a Kind Heart

A long time ago, there was a man who lived in poverty but had very high morality and never did anything against others or against the law. Because ...

Fan the Pillow and Warm the Quilt

“Fan the Pillow and Warm the Quilt” is a story collected in The 24 Paragons of Filial Piety, published during the Yuan Dynasty. The main character...

Introducing Our New 'Treasured Tales of China' Series

Zhongguo (中國), the Chinese name for China, literally means “the Middle Kingdom,” and it has 5,000 years of culture filled with many beautiful treas...

Virtue Is the Best Cure

A wealthy cook, now retired from the imperial court, lives a comfortable life running a local restaurant. But, when a plague sweeps through the lan...

The Birth of Chinese Music: The First Instrument

If you’ve attended a Shen Yun performance, you would have heard a variety of Chinese instruments in our East-meets-West orchestra. Chinese music ha...

Mark Your Calendars for the Year of the Mouse!

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and this year, the star of all festivities will be… the mouse!

The Story Behind the Peaches of Immortality

It’s time for a feast! But not like one you have ever been to on Earth. In Chinese mythology, Heaven is an actual imperial dominion—with a fully fu...

How to Write “Happy Moon Festival” in Chinese

A character in the Chinese language can represent profound concepts, just like “a picture is worth a thousand words.”