SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Although everyone knows that China is a big nation under the rule of communism, not everyone knows exactly what that means or what it looks like. Shen Yun Performing Arts are using dance and music to express different sides of China as it was in its glory days as well as during the present.
“I do appreciate the fact that this show does try to revive traditional Chinese culture because I think that has been twisted lately. [They’re] showing the truth of what the communist regime in China does,” said Dora Cary, a business owner.
Ms. Cary refers to one of the dances that depicted the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Although the tone of the dance is serious, it ends in happiness and hope.
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