Shun Yen pitches themselves as promoting 5,000 years of Chinese culture, yet they present their most important numbers (based on their intentions) in an almost absurd parody of Western classical song-poems. They struck a very dissonant note to this audience member.
Discussions on human right to religious freedom do not slacken in Ukraine, as well as all over the world. Those, who fight for religious freedom and support the anticult movement, keep putting forward arguments in favour of their uncompromising position.
When I bought tickets for what was billed as "classical Chinese dance and music in gloriously colorful and exhilarating shows", I was expecting just that. Bright coloured costumes, synchronized dancing, leaps and tumbles. I got that, yes, but it was served with a side of unwanted political commentar...
"Why are you helping the Chinese government?” asked a Taiwanese immigrant reader who complained that we wrote about the Chinese consul general sending a letter to the Seattle City Council asking them not to see Shen Yun, a show organized by Falun Gong, a group that opposes the Chinese government.
Speaking of bizarre cults, I am getting sick and tired of Falun Gong acting like all they are is a stretching program. They were part of the Italian Heritage Parade. Believe me, anyone who dabbles in Falun Gong nonsense automatically loses any claim to Italian heritage.
Tonight was Shen Yun. I was hoping that the Falun Dafa references would be very slight and very under toned. It wasn't. So Dafa was not subtle. 8 strong references. There were some amazing moments, but the "hidden agenda" was not welcomed.
Went to see the Shen Yun dance show at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. I guess I didn’t do enough research before going, but it turned out that this thing is funded by Falun Gong. This is a religious sect that is banned in China.
I don't think I'm daft at all, but I feel like I must've been missing something very "artsy" about the Shen Yun show that I saw at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday night. Maybe, it was just so arsty that I'm unable to understand the hoopla of the whole thing.
Shen Yun does not clearly state its politics and religion in promotional material that cite "a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and virtues distilled from five millennia of Chinese civilization."
This story was first published in Bangkok by ‘The Nation’ English daily, on May 22, 2001, under the headline China derides the crazy side of Falun Gong [Some say they are 'God' and avoid hospital and TV. They're mad, but they are very organised.
In September 2011, Mai Suiying fell into a swoon unexpectedly when she was handing out Falun Gong brochures near the exit of Tsuen Wan MTR Station. Sadly, she died on the way she was sent to hospital by the passerby. Since the news was rigidly covered by Hong Kong Falun Gong group, Mai’s death was n...
What I’m about to write will no doubt make me unpopular with the eternally effervescent “hooray for people power” crowd. It certainly won’t make me any friends in the “Bash China Now!” American media. But if it gets up the nose of a certain long-standing friend and political sparring buddy (who’s op...
My name is Lu Xiumin. Just like all the other women in the world I love my husband and son. They are my whole universe. I would sacrifice all to them. However, I had never imaged that I could stab my husband and son with an edge tool for Falun Gong.
Special engagement, Master Li Hongzhi, "4.25 Incident”, analysis from a special perspective, a comparative study of the definition of the Evil Cult, the role of anti-evil cult associations, mistakes of the Chinese government, brief information about the author.
Wang Jiamei, born on January 8, 1939 in Jiyang County, Shandong Province, was a retiree of Oil Company in Jiyang County, Jinan City. She died at the age of 59 for believing “Fashen (law bodies) protection” and refusing to be treated.