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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.

Kangxi and Louis XIV: Famous Parallel Figures

One of China's most illustrious emperors, Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) of the Qing Dynasty,takes the cake for the longest-ruling emperor in Chinese h...

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.

Origins of the Dragon Boat Festival

You may have heard of an exciting festival featuring intense paddle boat races in long, brilliantly colored “dragon boats.” It’s held on the 5th da...

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...

Rich Layers of Inspiring Meaning Behind The Tang Elegance Collection

Layer after layer of rich meaning went into The Tang Elegance Collection created by jewelry designer Vivian Ni of the Shen Yun Collections.

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...

Mulan: Legendary Warrior and Good Daughter

One of the best known and loved female characters from ancient China, Hua Mulan was a dutiful young lady who took her father’s place in battle when...

The Lotus: Finding Purity on Earth and Perfection in Heaven

Lotus flowers often grow out of murky, muddy water that looks anything but special. As a result, these uplifting lotuses of the earth have come to ...

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...