ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico—China’s traditional culture is deeply spiritual and for 5,000 years, its people believed in a divine connection between heaven and earth. At the Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, Shen Yun Performing Arts—a company that is reviving traditional Chinese culture—brought its audience unique insight into the true beauty and spirituality of the Middle Kingdom through classical and ethnic dance and music. Angela Kowzan, a retired social worker who saw Shen Yun with her son, Jesse Nuytten, had been learning about China’s spiritual beliefs and was surprised to discover during the performance that reincarnation is a fundamental part of Chinese traditional beliefs. “I really liked it! It was very different than anything I’ve ever seen before and I was surprised by the spiritual dimension,” Kowzan said. “You know, I practice spirituality in somewhat the same way, so I was really surprised … they’re talking about reincarnation—I had no idea that in China, …