Shen Yun Collections Blogs

Introducing Our New 'Treasured Tales of China' Series

The Gods Knew the Official Was Lying

A boy named Chen Sheng lived during the Song Dynasty. He was about 13 years old. One day, when he was walking back from the market, he stopped on a...

Xiantan’s High Morals Save the Businessmen

Many years ago, there was a wealthy businessman named Xiantan. He practiced Buddhism and believed that everything in the human world was only an il...

Helping Yourself by Helping Others

In ancient China, people seeking to cultivate into immortals would sometimes hide away in a cave where they could spend long hours meditating.

Altruism Changes His Fate

Many years ago, there was a man who was so poor that he had to beg for food. Even though he was a beggar, he very much wanted to live a normal life...

A Kind Act Saves Two Lives

This story happened during the Qing Dynasty when several European nations as well as other foreign nations had trading posts in China.

What’s Inside Counts

During the Ming Dynasty, Yu Liangchen and his peers created a community where members were not allowed to kill, visit prostitutes, curse, or talk b...

The Gods Help a Dutiful Son

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Peng Da. He lived in Cili County in Hunan Province. His family was very poor, and he had only an old mot...

Wisdom or Beauty?

Xuyun was an official of Wei State during the Three Kingdoms Period. He was born into a noble family. He was also well known for both his talent a...

Wang Zhaojun: a Selfless Beauty Who Brought Peace to Two Nations

Did you know there was a woman of the Western Han Dynasty whose contributions some historians consider to be equal to those of the Han Dynasty’s gr...

The Ancient Marriage God and His Red Ribbon of Destiny

There is an ancient saying in China, “A marriage of thousands of miles linked by a thread.” Lao Yue (the Old Man under the Moon, 月下老人) was an immor...

Emperor Kangxi’s Filial Piety

At the age of eight, Emperor Kangxi (1654–1722) ascended the throne. He was Emperor of China for 61 years and laid a solid foundation for the prosp...

Becoming an Immortal by Selling Grain

Li Yu was born in Jiangyang County of Guangling during the Tang Dynasty. He was a just man and was strict with himself. For generations, his family...