Divine Romance

Stories with the Divine Romance theme:

• The Tale of the Moon Goddess and the Woodcutter Jul 10, 2025

  

  In the mountains of northern Vietnam, where ancient forests whisper secrets to the wind and streams cascade down rocky slopes like silver ribbons, there lived a young woodcutter named Cuoi. He was known throughout the mountain villages for his honest heart, his incredible strength, and his skill with an axe—but most of all for his contentment with the simple life he had chosen.

  Every morning, Cuoi would venture into the deep forest to gather wood, always taking only what was needed and never cutting down healthy trees that still had many years of growth ahead of them. He lived in a small bamboo hut that he had built himself, surrounded by a garden where he grew vegetables to share with elderly neighbors who could no longer work their own land.

• The Story of the Jade Emperor's Daughter Jul 7, 2025

  

  In the highest realm of heaven, where jade palaces float among golden clouds and immortal beings dwell in eternal splendor, there lived Princess Ngoc Nu, the beloved daughter of the Jade Emperor himself. She was the most beautiful of all celestial beings, with skin like polished pearl, hair that flowed like liquid starlight, and eyes that held the wisdom and compassion of the ages.

  Princess Ngoc Nu possessed many divine gifts. She could weave clouds into magnificent tapestries, transform dewdrops into precious jewels, and sing with a voice so lovely that it could make flowers bloom out of season and bring peace to the most troubled hearts. But despite all her privileges and powers, the princess felt a deep loneliness in her perfect celestial existence.

• The Tale of the Phoenix and the Dragon Jul 3, 2025

  

  In the beginning of time, when the world was young and the boundaries between heaven and earth were not yet firmly established, there lived two of the most magnificent beings ever created—Phung Hoang, the Phoenix of the Southern Skies, and Long Vuong, the Dragon of the Eastern Seas.

  Phung Hoang was a creature of incomparable beauty, with feathers that shimmered like liquid fire and a voice that could make flowers bloom out of season. She ruled over all the birds of heaven, commanded the warm winds that brought spring, and carried the power of the sun itself in her blazing plumage. When she flew across the sky, her passage brought renewal and rebirth to everything below.