VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Chinese Benevolent Association of Canada’s Vancouver chairman, Mr. Zhao, was in the audience of Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour opening night on April 3, at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
“It’s my first time watching Shen Yun, and it’s absolutely amazing, astonishing, and first-class. They displayed the different inner contents of Chinese culture. It was truly touching for me. I could cry,” said Mr. Zhao, who bought more than 30 tickets to give to friends. He said that all Chinese should come and watch Shen Yun.
He was particularly moved by a scene in the program, Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution, which depicts a father who is persecuted to death in communist-controlled China for practicing the spiritual discipline, Falun Gong, leaving behind a broken family.
“They were persecuted by evil forces. The family was broken. Morals were infringed. That scene was really, really touching. My tears just came down, because it reminded me of when I was six or seven in 1950s during the land reform.
“It is so rare for such [a] performance to exist overseas. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t believe it until I saw it. It is absolutely the best. I hope not only we Chinese, but also everybody can come to watch this show. It would a suchbig loss for not seeing it.”
After completeing its seven-show run in Vancouver, Shen Yun will continue on Calgary, Edmonton, and Regina.
With additional report from NTDTV.
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