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    How Lady Xi Shi Saved the Kingdom

    This is the story of a special lady, crowned one of the Four Great Beauties of Chinese his...

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        The Ultimate Fight: Red Child Vs. Monkey King

        The Monkey King is by far one of the most powerful figures in Chinese folklore,...

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        The Four Beauties

        If you’ve ever strolled through the aisles of a Chinese supermarket, you may have...

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        Get to Know: Colorful Characters from Outlaws of the Marsh

        Outlaws of the Marsh is one of the greatest and most action-packed classics of...

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        Riding Alone to the Rescue: The Story of Zhao Yun

        It is the third century, and China’s mighty Han Dynasty has crumbled. In the chaos...

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        The Story of Lady Yang

        What was it that brought an end to China’s most resplendent Golden Age? An...

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        A Lady’s Guide to Manchurian Etiquette

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        A Story of Selfless Beauty

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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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        Traditional Chinese Artistic Motifs: The Skies and Heaven Beyond

        A look at traditional Chinese artistic motifs inspired by heavenly realms.

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        Mythistory: The Legend of the Jade Rabbit

        Not the Easter bunny, but the Eastern bunny.

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      • Technical Moves

        Firebird Turn

        This technique requires great flexibility and coordination. While initiating the turn, the...

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        Front Aerial

        This is a complete forward rotation with the legs extended—a no-hands...

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        In-Place Firebird Jump

        An airborne back kick. The dancer jumps into a front split with the back leg diagonally...

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        Outward Lotus Turn

        In contrast with the inward lotus turn, this move is executed in the opposite direction,...

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        Overlooking the Sea

        “Overlooking the sea” is also a famous martial arts pose. Its classical...

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        Swinging Firebird Leap

        The ultimate test for a female dancer, the swinging firebird leap requires superb...

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        Standing Side Split

        This move is also known as the “H-pose,” with the legs posturing as the left...

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        Traveling Windmill

        The windmill, or fan shen, is a group of moves unique to classical Chinese dance. Unlike...

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        Butterfly Kick

        The butterfly kick is an airborne kicking maneuver shared with Chinese martial arts. It...

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        Back Handspring

        The back handspring is a fundamental tumbling move. It often serves as transition within a...

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        In-Place Straddle Jump

        A basic jump in classical Chinese dance, it is simply a vertical jump in which the legs...

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        Inward Lotus Turn

        One of the most basic turns in classical Chinese dance, the inward lotus begins with both...

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        Split Leap with Turn into Straddle

        This advanced technical move begins with a standard split leap takeoff. As the whole body...

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        Daily Life in the Tang Dynasty

        Little wonder it was called China's Golden Age.

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      Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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