OXFORD, UK—Investor David Buttress attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Theatre on Jan. 15. For Mr. Buttress, Shen Yun was an opportunity to learn about a foreign culture.

“I think it’s incredible [and] unique,” said Mr. Buttress. “It’s not often you get the chance to see something that’s so original and different to anything you can watch ... It’s really original and unique. I think it’s [an] amazing thing for someone from our culture to watch something like this, which is just totally different.”

China was once known as the “Land of the Divine,” and its culture was founded on the spiritual teachings of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. This was all abolished by the atheist communist government.

Mr. Buttress said that even today, China’s traditional values are relevant to all cultures.

“If you think about human beings, that one thing we always search for is an explanation of where we come from and where we’re going,” said Mr. Buttress “I think this (Shen Yun) is a Chinese interpretation of exactly that, and I think what’s great about it is, there’s lots of lessons that were as relevant 2,000 years ago, 3,000 years ago as they are today.

“That’s why … it’s important that you share this stuff now, not just for Chinese culture, but for the whole world. Actually, there’s stuff in here that you could learn and take forward.”

“It’s important that you keep these lessons and keep these cultural learnings for the next generation and our current generation,” he said.