Shen Yun Keepsakes Blogs

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 an...

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 pro...

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...

A Mountain Deer’s Gratitude

Two hundred years ago, there were about 20 households living on Chopsticks Bamboo Slope. Among them, there lived an old man named Shu Laowang. He h...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

The Filial Piety of Emperor Wen of Han

Mother's Day is coming soon. Here is a story about a divine miracle that occurs after the emperor persists in taking care of his ill mother for thr...