Yet Shen Yun-ying developed great skill in calligraphy, historical studies, combat exercises, horseback riding, and archery; she was unlike an ordinary woman, almost like a young man.
她騎馬、射箭的本領絲毫不讓鬚眉，應對進退也儼然彬彬君子，不若一般女子的嬌柔、怯懦。