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A father in Alameda wanted his Chinese American daughter to be able to see herself reflected in the children’s books that he read to her.
Feb. 8, 2016, marks the Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Monkey. We pay tribute to the Monkey King from the novel “Journey to the West.”
José Elías Moreno, a Mexican actor and director, spoke with fascination about his experience watching the latest production of Shen Yun Performing Arts, “The Monkey King.”
From floating water sleeves and a zesty Mongolian dance, to mischievous little scholars and Monkey King action, students from the Fei Tian Academy of the Arts California brought refreshing classical Chinese dances to the audience at their end-of-year recital.
The idiom “True scripture is hard to acquire,” which is still widely used today in both spoken and written Chinese, originated from one of the four masterpiece novels in Chinese history “Journey to the West.” This novel is based on Monk Xuan Zang’s historical journey to India to acquire true Buddhist scriptures.
Shen Yun Performing Arts lit up the stage of the Prague Congress Center on April 2.
“This is my first time seeing a performance so enchanting and mesmerizing!”
