Famous Parallel Figures 1/10: Kangxi and Louis XIV
In this series we look at historical figures from China’s past who have unmistakable Western “equivalents.”
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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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The Monk Who Endured
One of Shen Yun’s earliest dance dramas tells the story of an exceptional...
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Monkey King Captures Pigsy - From Journey to the West
Pigsy, one of the most memorable characters from Journey to the West, was not always...
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Monkey King Defeats the Demon - From Journey to the West
The story of the Monkey King defeating the White Bone Demon, which comes from Journey...
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A Vanished Dream
This legend from the early Tang dynasty tells of a young scholar named Lu Sheng who...
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Splitting the Mountain
This Chinese legend begins with forbidden love between a goddess and a mortal, and ends...
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Houyi and Chang'e - the Goddess of the Moon
Legends are like the shifting sands of a desert—forever changing, hard to grasp....
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The Good-Bad Monk Lu Zhishen
The main characters in the classic Chinese novel Outlaws of the Marsh are 108...
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