Former Director Commends Shen Yun Performers

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Mr. Tsai Shih-Min, former director of Kinmen Civil Affairs Bureau and Environmental Protection Bureau, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company’s show in Taipei on April 2. He enjoyed the show very much and said, “It’s very difficult to display the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture, but through dancing and singing, together with Oriental and Western instruments, Shen Yun generated the ambiance of Chinese culture. It accurately grasped the essence of Chinese culture. Above all, what’s more commendable is that most performers are overseas Chinese.”

“Shen Yun touched many people’s hearts with culture,” he added.

Tsai Shih-Min said, “Shen Yun applied a lot of modern technologies to vividly display the scene of fairy tales in which gods and goddesses fly to and from heaven. In addition, in the programs Recalling The Great Qin and Herding On The Grasslands, we could see the male performers exhibiting robustness and beauty, and the female, the elegance and gracefulness. Their solid foundation in dancing is demonstrated naturally in the performance.”

“The blend of Oriental and Western instruments was also one of the Shen Yun’s features.” Tsai Shih-Min noted that there were different kinds of instruments in the Shen Yun Orchestra, such as folklore big gong, clarinet, flute, trombone, trumpet, cello, viola, and violin. He said, “As different musical instruments have different characteristics, blending Oriental and Western musical instruments requires excellent talents.”

After seeing the show, he said that Shen Yun has influenced mankind by touching their hearts via artistic means. “This remarkable show should be recommended to more people,” he said.

Reporting by Chung Yuan.

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