Once a bunch of grapes were not consumed while they were fresh. After some time, the stem withered and looked like a tree. In Chinese legend, there is a giant immortal osmanthus tree in the palace on the moon, where the Moon Goddess lives. Shen put the grape stem on a porcelain plate and created a "moon". From then on, she kept beautiful-shaped dry grape stems and found suitable vessels for them.

Shen collected scraps of flowers and leaves from a friend who made flower arrangements and put them in bottles and jars. As long as the color, line and shape are pleasing to eye, Shen considers the picture successful. She gets much pleasure from salvaging these "useless" things, and loves the challenge of matching them with suitable containers.