A Love Story: The Village Boy and the Fairy
An ancient romance brought to life on stage in Shen Yun’s 2025 production.
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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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The Phoenix of the Orient
What we know of the oriental phoenix, or fèng huáng (鳳凰), comes from...
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Monkey King at Fire Mountain
Monkey King versus Princess Iron Fan: a tale of humor and trickery.
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Mythistory’s Divine Farmer
Meet the demi-god emperor with a man’s body, an ox’s head, a transparent...
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Mythistory: Great Yu Controls the Waters
It was around 3,000 B.C.E., when a great flood plagued the Middle Kingdom...
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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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The Goddess of Compassion: Bodhisattva Guan Yin
This goddess of mercy can help solve any problem, but only for those who lead a life of...
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The Four-Faced Yellow Emperor of Mythistory
Was he real or a myth? Emperor and inventor, or Taoist cultivator and...
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Mythistory Makes Music
How did Chinese music begin? An ancient legend says it happened like this…
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Crescent Moon Spade
It originates from monastic traditions, gets in on fantastic tales as well as the Shen...
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Mythistory Begins
The Chinese tale of creation stars a selfless giant who did all he could do before...
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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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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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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 Good, the Bad, and the “Crazy”
In China’s long history, one official stands out for his wickedness. Meet...
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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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Qiang Ethnic Dance
Ancient Chinese scriptures record that the legendary ruler Yu the Great came from the...
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