PITTSBURGH, Pa.—“I really enjoyed the power of overcoming—that message of overcoming, the whole situation where you never give up,” said Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. Mayor Gainey was attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh. “It’s thought-provoking. You use your divine inner spirit to continue to grow, even in the midst of adversity. That came through large and I really appreciated that message,” he said. Shen Yun is reviving China’s traditional culture which celebrates 5,000 years of spiritual and cultural teachings. It presents classical and folk dances and music which illustrate China’s illustrious past. Gainey believed all history is great and that China’s divine culture, as portrayed in Shen Yun’s performances, should never be destroyed. “As a matter of fact, it should be celebrated because it’s the burst of civilisation and how it started. So, when we talk about that divine being, when we …