Among the many princesses of the Great Tang Dynasty, in addition to the famous Princess Wencheng, Princess Hezheng was also a special princess. She was born noble, but did not rely on favoritism to become spoiled. Instead, she possessed many virtues. Emperor Tang Daizong regarded her as a "…

There was a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty named Zhou Hongmo (1421-1492 AD), courtesy name Yaobi, who was Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, and was given the posthumous title of "Wen Ding" after his death. He is an honest official, cautious and conscientious, devoted…

Boddhidarma is Shakyamuni's disciple of the 28th generation. It was very difficult for him when he came to China to spread the Shakyamuni's Fa to save people. People didn't believe his Buddha Fa. One day when walking, Boddhidharma heard a caged parrot call out to him: “Ah, from the…

My mother passed away 29 years ago. She told me a true story in my childhood and I still remember it.

Chinese Martial Arts has a long history with many different schools. It is known as one of the four national quintessences of China and is loved by people of all ethnic groups. Martial Arts was originally used as a means of military training and was closely related to ancient military affairs. It…

In ancient Chinese legends, peaches and immortal jujubes are often fruits in the worlds of immortals. For example, Journey to the West describes the magical effects of peaches. Today I am going to tell a story about an immortal jujube.

On the first day of Chinese New Year in 2018, I watched a Shen Yun performance. Throughout the exquisite performance, I was both touched and amazed. There was one program, "A Tale of Devotion," which left a vivid impression on me. On the next day after watching the performance, a…

Duke Dou of the Western Han Dynasty lost his eyesight when he was young, so he began to learn the zither and insisted on being an instructor. He lived to be 180 years old. Ji Kang believes that Duke Dou did not take any longevity drugs, but he could live such a long life. It was entirely the result…

The 9th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition has been launched. The preliminary in Asia-Pacific region had just come to an end, whilst the semi-finals and finals are to be held at Tribeca Performing Arts Center between Sep 2nd to 5th in New York. 

Tales from the Practice of Medicine

We can see that all high ranking officials receive very good treatment. In ancient times, they were carried in palanquins with eight carriers, and the officials of today have luxury cars and bodyguards. This is what we can see. But beings (whom we can’t see) are also protecting these people in…

When it comes to the feeling of the Lunar New Year, mainland Chinese people will feel ‘boring’, ‘busy’, etc., and cannot feel the real New Year. The feeling of the New Year has become the actions of ‘going home and getting together’, ‘going to reunite with parents’, which means people doing their…

There is a story recorded in “The Classical Stories of Buddhism”: a person went to see the Buddha after he died, and he said to the Buddha while weeping, “Buddha, why are you so cruel? You made me so busy every day, but I got nothing; at night my soul is not even here, trembling, there isn’t day I…

During the Republic of China era, someone collected reincarnation records and wrote the book Reincarnation Collections. One story detailed beings from other dimensions, namely the messenger of plague and Tudishen (God of the Soil and the Ground), reincarnating into humans. I will share this with…

There was a fellow by the name of Huan Kai who took a man named Tao Huayang as his master. Huan had been performing odd jobs for Mr. Tao for 10-20 years. Huan was a peaceful and prudent sort of guy.

There was a man by the name of Bai Daoist who lived during the Southern Song Dynasty. He was well known in the capital city for his profound supernormal abilities and was greatly admired by Emperor Song Lizong (the 14th emperor of the Song Dynasty, 1224 to 1264). According to records, he utilized…

During the Qing Dynasty, an old man lived in Wuxi county. Because he suffered from a diaphragm disease for many years, his neighbors called him Diaphragm Guy.

In the Southern Song dynasty, an elderly lady lived in Hezhou City and was called “Zheng Xingpo” since she was a devoted householder that lived a Buddhist way of life. She had never consumed meat or alcohol ever since she was born, and she was raised in an environment that devoted to Buddhism. She…

The 7th International Chinese Vocal Competition held by NTD Television was held on July 15th, 2018. We interviewed Mr. Guimin Guan, who is the head jury of the competition, and a singer at Shen Yun in the United States. He is known as the best Chinese singer. The following is a report of his…