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‘Shen Yun is astounding’: Taiwanese Entrepreneur Invites 23 Friends to Attend

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‘Shen Yun is astounding’: Taiwanese Entrepreneur Invites 23 Friends to Attend
Mr. Pan Jung-mou, the general manager of the Shun Kai Enterprise Co., attends Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Miaobei Art Center in Miaoli, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2023. Dai Deman/The Epoch Times

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.

“This is the most astounding show [I have ever seen],” said Mr. Pan Jung-mou, the general manager of the Shun Kai Enterprise Co., and now a Shen Yun fan. “I applauded happily until both hands were blistered. This show is amazing! It’s spectacular!”

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.

“Shen Yun brings good energy to people. If everyone can learn from Shen Yun, our society will be progressing,” he said.
New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top classical Chinese dance company, and since its inception in 2006 has become a worldwide phenomenon.
Mr. Pan said that everything about Shen Yun is extraordinary.

“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 backdrop Mr. Pan mentioned is Shen Yun’s own patented technology.

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.”

Shen Yun, set to perform in more than 180 cities around the world this season, has mission to show the beauty and goodness of “China before communism.”

‘My Soul Is Purified’

Mr. Charles Wei is the president of the Kiwanis International Miaoli branch.
He felt “my soul is purified and I feel the world is beautiful” after attending Shen Yun.

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

Mr. Wei felt that Shen Yun delivered values such as truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance to people via its dances.
“All dances are fantastic. The stories that the dances delivered are very educational. They are very touching,” he said. “The performance is full of brightness. We must have positive energy, as Shen Yun presents, which can clean our souls, and encourage us to think positively and feel the beauty of the world.”

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, attends Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Miaobei Art Center in Miaoli, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2023. (Chen Yu-jou/The Epoch Times)
Ms. Yang Ling-yi, a councilor of Hsinchu city, attends Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Miaobei Art Center in Miaoli, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2023. Chen Yu-jou/The Epoch Times

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.”

Each Shen Yun performance consists of nearly 20 vignettes, presented through highly-expressive art forms such as classical Chinese dance, original orchestral music performed live, soloists who sing in the bel canto tradition, animated digital backdrops, and more.
Ms. Yang appreciated how Shen Yun always brought positive energy to audiences, no matter which production she attended. Every year, Shen Yun puts on an all-new production, including new choreography, music, costumes, and backdrop sets.

“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.”

Ms. Yang gave an example from this year’s production, a dance about Falun Gong practitioners insisting on their faith under brutal persecution. Falun Gong is a spiritual practice that teaches people to be good but was persecuted by the communist regime in China.

“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.”

Reporting by Epoch Times Staff in Miaoli, Taiwan.
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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