MIAOLI, Taiwan—Shen Yun Performing Arts World Company kicked off its Taiwan tour in Miaoli city on Feb. 24. Local cultural and business leaders told The Epoch Times what they enjoyed about the show. An entrepreneur said he kept on applauding during the performance and didn’t realize his hands were blistered due to the hard applause.

Mr. Pan wasn’t alone. He invited 23 classmates and friends to attend Shen Yun when he heard that Shen Yun would come to Miaoli.

“Shen Yun can clean our hearts and purify our minds … You won’t find a show as amazing as Shen Yun easily,” he said. “I told my classmates and friends they would regret it if they didn’t come.”

Mr. Pan believes that Shen Yun inspires people to be better and to be more kind.

“The dancers are stunning. Their movements are not easy. It really takes a long time to learn and be trained. Moreover, their spirits are very positive and encouraging,” he said. “The dynamic backdrop is super sharp! It’s amazing when I saw that the dancers coordinate and interact with the backdrop so accurately and perfectly.”

The footage of the backdrop extends the stage and allows the dancers to travel back and forth between the stage and the backdrop, or write something, or pick something up. Sweeping scenes can change in an instant, and audiences are brought into the experience.

“The backdrop shows us a realistic heaven and earth,” he said. “Good plus good equals excellent. I have never seen a program like Shen Yun, which is so vivid.”

“When the curtain opened, the stage presented the scene of heaven. I felt very comfortable when I saw this wonderland,” he said.

Shen Yun’s story-based dances present Chinese history. For 5,000 years China’s civilization was built on values and virtues from the spiritual teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, virtues like loyalty, propriety, wisdom, justice, and benevolence—values that are universal and shared the world over.

Ms. Yang Ling-yi, a councilor of Hsinchu city, has attended Shen Yun several times. She said: “Every time when I attended Shen Yun, I felt my heart and soul were cleaned further.”

“Every time I saw Shen Yun, I was moved by different values,” she said. “In one production, each vignette presents different beauty and power … Shen Yun always gives us hope. It encourages us to pursue bright hope.”

“In fact, no life is perfect. We all face different unfairness and injustices. The key is how we face it, and how we act. I always feel that Shen Yun gives us positive energy and encourages us to be kind,” she said. “Actually, I feel this is very true. As long as our mind is positive, we always have hope.”