The Ultimate Fight: Red Child Vs. Monkey King
The Monkey King is by far one of the most powerful figures in Chinese folklore, singlehand...
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Dragon Kings of Mythistory
Ancient China was a land where gods and mortals lived in tandem and created a divinely...
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Sage of the Orchid Pavilion
One of the greatest works of Chinese calligraphy, the Orchid Pavilion is also a...
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Sandy: The Giant Fish-Turned Monk
How does a warrior turned man-eating fish-ogre become a Buddhist friar? Meet Sandy, the...
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Tang Monk from Journey to the West
Alternately known as Xuan Zang, Tripitaka, and Tang Seng, this hero from the classic...
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Monkey Business in the Dragon Palace
Mythical heroes are synonymous with their powerful weapons. This is the origins story...
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The Emperor Ascends: The Story of the Illustrious Kangxi
One of China's most illustrious emperors was the great Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. He...
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The Great Classic: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
One of the Four Great Classics of Chinese literature, this is a mega-saga of strategy...
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Three Kingdoms: Capturing Arrows with Boats of Straw
The story of how the brilliant strategist Zhuge Liang "borrowed" 100,000 arrows from...
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Forced onto Mt. Liang, the Story of Lin Chong
How did this noble man become the “Panther Head”...
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The Good, the Bad, and the “Crazy”
In China’s long history, one official stands out for his wickedness. Meet...
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Ne Zha - The Most Unusual Boy in Chinese Mythology
Meet Ne Zha, the boy deity who rides wheels of fire and brandishes a magic hoop. His...
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The Emperor’s Journey to the Moon
Who was the first man on the moon? How did he get there, and how do we know it...
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A Contemporary Tale of Faith and No Regret
This story, from Shen Yun’s 2011 No Regret, is based not on the tale of a...
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The Shaolin Monks
Buddhist monks represent peacefulness, serenity, and compassion. They are also awesome...
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Yang Zhi Sells His Sword
Among the 108 lively heroes from the classical novel Outlaws of the Marsh is...
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The Yang Clan and Mu Guiying - China's Amazons
Over a thousand years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty was constantly invaded and, ruled...
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The Yuan Dynasty
When the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty in 1271, he became the first...
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The Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty’s first emperor did not begin life destined for royalty but,...
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The Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty lasted over 300 years, though its reign is divided into the Northern...
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The Northern and Southern Dynasties
The Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589 C.E.) was a period of great turmoil.
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The Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) is often considered China’s first golden...
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