“It’s a magnificent performance,” Guo said. “I am very inspired!”
Having friends that practice Falun Gong, Mr. Guo knows practitioners are “good people, innocent, and kind.
“However, the Chinese regime did not allow them to practice their belief and crack down on them, even steal their organs alive. I believe the performance of Shen Yun is also their pursuit of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Looking at the internal struggles between the core leaders in China, I believe that they need to watch Shen Yun’s performance carefully and rethink about their ruling. They need to give democracy and freedom back to the people.”
Mr. Guo believes that “once the Chinese people know the truth, the persecution of our own fellow citizens will stop. The Chinese people need to wake up, they need to know that in the past dozen years, Falun Gong practitioners suffered such horrible suppression!
“Shen Yun will definitely go to China soon,” he added. He will tell his relatives and friends about “such a fantastic and unique performance.”
Guo said, “The traditional Chinese culture Shen Yun manifested is enough to let the Chinese people live a blessed and happy life. I see today how the western mainstream cherishes and values traditional Chinese culture. It’s a shame people in China cannot see it. I see today the audiences were inspired, and I also see the hope of China.”
The experience left Guo feeling inspired, in both his work and personal life.
“Shen Yun leaves me a memorable gift,” he said, “that is worth cherishing in my whole life.”
Reporting by Chen Tiancheng and Lin Hsin-Yi.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world, with a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company will perform at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center through April 22.
For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
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