8/13/2019 Assemblyman Kearns Shen Yun Citation

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WHEREAS, a unique feature of Chinese civilization is that its history has heendocumentecl and passecl down, uninterrupted, for 5,000 yeals, at times in vivid cietail,This provides Shen Yun Performing Arts with a vast source of creative material, makingit possible to revirze this ancient culture in contemporali'performing alts; andWHEREA-{, in ancient China, altists emphasizecl virhie, siuclr, anci meclitatjonbecause they took to heart an ancient Chinese beiief that to create true art, there must beinner beauty arrd ourity. Today, the arhsts of Shen Yun follorv ur this rLoble tradition,immelsing themselves in meditation, study of the classics and aclopiing ihe virtues ofancienis into their daiiy lives. The result is a performance that ITLoV€s audiences inbeautrfui and profcunci ways; andWHEtr