Hakka Folk Music Composer Says Shen Yun’s World-Class Performance Is Breathtaking

TAOYUAN, Taiwan—Tang Hwa-Ying, Hakka folk music composer and principal of Dong Men Elementary School, came to watch Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company on March 13 with some of his friends. Mr. Tang considered the show to be one of the top-class performances in the world.

Mr. Tang has composed over 200 musical pieces and has won numerous awards. He said, “The live orchestra that combined Chinese and Western music instruments was very creative, and breathtaking when blended with the performance on the stage and the special effects."

Mr. Tang had invited five of his friends to Shen Yun’s show. During intermission, they talked about the flawless coordination of the movements of the artists and the background projection, which they said was especially amazing in the program The Monkey King Outwits Pigsy. “How did [Shen Yun] do that? Unbelievable.

“Only a world-class performance can present such special effects. It’s not easy to do,” Mr. Tang said.

Liu Yi-Hsing, who teaches at the Ping-Jen Community University, was among Mr. Tang's friends at the show. Mr. Liu was impressed by the presentation of the colors in the costumes and the background. “They were splendid, and all the choreography is definitely top of the world,” he said.

Mr. Liu also enjoyed tenor Guan Guimin. He believed that all the songs sung by the solo vocalists are meant to inspire the audience. “The lyrics made me think and realize something in life,” he said.

Reporting by Huang Tsai-Wen.

New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org