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Shen Yun Idiom: Practice Leads to Great Skill [or, Practice Makes Perfect] (熟能生巧) In English, we say “practice makes perfect;” while in Chinese, we say “shú néng shēng qiǎo,” or, “practice gives birth to great skill.” Many of us take these words of wisdom to heart, but where does this insightful idiom come from? Let’s rewind a thousand years to the Northern Song Dynasty (A.D. 960–1127), where there was an archer named Chen Yaozi, said to have magical powers. Chen was famed for...
