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Hanfu: Divinely Inspired Beauty You Can Wear

Hanfu: Divinely Inspired Beauty You Can Wear

Through its world tours, Shen Yun Performing Arts is reviving and celebrating not only classical Chinese dance, but also authentic Hanfu culture. The costumes featured on stage draw from the...

Hanfu: Divinely Inspired Beauty You Can Wear

Through its world tours, Shen Yun Performing Arts is reviving and celebrating not only classical Chinese dance, but also authentic Hanfu culture. The costumes featured on stage draw from the...

Behind the Iconic Wide Sleeves that Help Create Tang Elegance

Behind the Iconic Wide Sleeves that Help Create...

As the curtain of a Shen Yun performance slowly rises, a procession of Tang Dynasty court ladies emerges from clouds of mist—wide sleeves drifting like clouds, skirts flowing softly, silk...

Behind the Iconic Wide Sleeves that Help Create...

As the curtain of a Shen Yun performance slowly rises, a procession of Tang Dynasty court ladies emerges from clouds of mist—wide sleeves drifting like clouds, skirts flowing softly, silk...

Origins of the Dragon Boat Festival

Origins of the Dragon Boat Festival

Shen Yun Performing Arts, Contributing Writer 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 day...

Origins of the Dragon Boat Festival

Shen Yun Performing Arts, Contributing Writer 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 day...

The Tao of Fatherhood: King Wen of Zhou

The Tao of Fatherhood: King Wen of Zhou

In the grand epic of Chinese history, fatherhood is a revered institution at the center of social stability and key to the workings of the universe.  The Book of Changes, or I...

The Tao of Fatherhood: King Wen of Zhou

In the grand epic of Chinese history, fatherhood is a revered institution at the center of social stability and key to the workings of the universe.  The Book of Changes, or I...

The Virtues of a Mother in Chinese Civilization

The Virtues of a Mother in Chinese Civilization

Each May, when the lilacs, peonies, and tulips quietly bloom and Spring is in full swing, one figure comes into full bloom—often the most tender and most enduring presence in...

The Virtues of a Mother in Chinese Civilization

Each May, when the lilacs, peonies, and tulips quietly bloom and Spring is in full swing, one figure comes into full bloom—often the most tender and most enduring presence in...

Two Traditions, One Appreciation for Beauty

Two Traditions, One Appreciation for Beauty

July 1st, Canada Day. Today, we celebrate more than the birth of a nation — we celebrate a choice. The choice to let every culture, every tradition, every understanding of...

Two Traditions, One Appreciation for Beauty

July 1st, Canada Day. Today, we celebrate more than the birth of a nation — we celebrate a choice. The choice to let every culture, every tradition, every understanding of...