“My impression before seeing this—this is the same as communist China. But now I know that China doesn’t mean the communist government of China. So that was very interesting for me,” said Reza Nour, the owner of a construction company.
“I will tell them, go and see that because you’re going to see a different face of China [than what] you see in the press or what communist China tries to represent about China,” said Mr. Nour.
He added that China is “a very uptight country that is thinking about money and power.” But through Shen Yun, “you see those stories. You see all those ancient stories [about] family. It just differentiates people from the government. And it’s important for everybody to see that.”
He shared that it reminded him of the past crimes against humanity in China.
“My impression was that the people of China, they are [loyal to] communist China,” he said. He also said that the Chinese people must think what the Communist Party teaches them.
“It is very important because we are in multicultural countries—Canada, the United States, and Europe. And we learn from each other, each other’s cultures. All we know is Chinese food. Seeing this type of show introduces you to Chinese culture, dance, how they think, and their ancient stories. Those are the important things that I wanted to see in this show,” he said.
