NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Chinese culture is derived from an expansive area of land and 5,000 years of history. Many audience members of Shen Yun Performing Arts have also visited China; among them is Cary Fechter, MD, the founder of Cardio-Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine.
“I love the performance, just like everyone around me. I happened to be with very intelligent viewers,” Dr. Fechter said.
“I’ve been to China. I’ve been to the Forbidden City, and I’ve been to lots of places. But this was the most beautiful [dance], better than the Bolshoi, much better than the Beijing ballet,” he said.
“The men were very masculine, yet very graceful. That’s a hard combination to have. And I could tell that everyone was very proud—very proud to be part of the program,” he said.
Prevailing Over Communism
Shen Yun’s mission is to revive China’s 5,000 years of culture, a culture before communism. The artists strive to share that Chinese culture is a deep and spiritual one, very different from what the ruling communist regime promotes.“I thought the main message was the human spirit and God’s Spirit prevails over any communism, over any type of suppression of thought,” Dr. Fechter said.
“This type of program, if it goes all around the world, will convey a message that is greater than communism. And I think the Chinese people want it,” he said. “I think the mainland wants to be free and be able to express themselves.”
