COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—China has been through 5,000 years of dynasties coming and going, and only in the last 100 years has the communist party of China been in power. Yet in these short 100 years, China has become nearly unrecognizable. Shen Yun Performing Arts is striving to let the world perceive the beauty that China once had.
David Stilwell was the former Assistant Secretary of State for the East Asian Pacific Bureau, at the State Department. Having lived in China for many years he expressed his appreciation for New York-based Shen Yun’s efforts to renew traditional Chinese culture.
“Last time I saw it was in Hawaii. And it just keeps getting better and better. The best thing about it is it’s doing its best to preserve Chinese traditional history, Chinese culture,” said Mr. Stilwell….