Shen Yun Collections Blogs

Three Residents of the Moon Palace You Should Meet

Filial Piety Leads to a Miracle

When a boy’s mother is dying and she asks him for bamboo shoots in the middle of winter, it seems that all hope is lost. Everyone knows that bam...

Devotion to His Stepmother Moves Heaven

One winter day, Wang Xiang's stepmother was sick. She lost her appetite and did not feel like eating. All she wished was to eat carp. But since it ...

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!