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Bostonians Ponder the Deep Roots of China With Shen Yun

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Bostonians Ponder the Deep Roots of China With Shen Yun
Stan and Janette Russell at the evening show of Shen Yun in Boston, on April 2, 2022. Ya Wen/The Epoch Times

BOSTON—It was a mere 250 years ago when America’s Founding Fathers rallied in the squares of Boston, giving this young nation its illustrious start. As many brilliant stories as that short history affords us, compare that with the 5,000 years of China’s civilization before the communist era.

Shen Yun, a dance and music company from New York, draws upon this wellspring of culture in its performances.
Biotech executive Stan Russell and his wife Janette, who works in the beauty industry, came to see Shen Yun for the first time on the evening of April 2.

“I love it!” said Mr. Russell. “I’m so impressed with the talent, top to bottom! The orchestra is phenomenal, all of the dancers are incredible and just their ability and the synchronicity of all the performers—everything just is working together really well.”

“The attire and wardrobe and everything is just fabulous, the colors I could just memorize because it’s so beautiful,” said Mrs. Russell.
Shen Yun’s mission is to revive China’s traditional culture, which is rooted in the principles of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Many of these philosophies have been under attack since the rise of communism 70 years ago.

“It’s terrific because there is so much that’s been wiped away in China, and in the United States with much shorter history, you have the same ‘doing away with the Godly roots,’ the roots that we are from heaven and we are not just of this earth. It is exciting to see this and to see how far back that principle comes from and to know that it’s come back,” said Mr. Russell.

“I wish I could say it in Han or Cantonese because it is so awesome and beautiful—thank you!” he added.

Reporting by Sherry Dong and Ya Wen.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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