By Huang Kaili
(Clearwisdom.net) The Divine Performing Arts performed in the Nokia
Theatre LA Live venue in Los Angeles on January 18, 2008. Audience members gave
the show high commendations. The owner of a Thailand-Chinese restaurant
(left), 72 years-old, watched the show with his family of three generations. His
granddaughter Amy Thonglai (second from left) said that the show was very good.
The day before was her father's birthday and she bought the tickets as a
birthday gift. Her father said, "I am very satisfied with the birthday
gift." Mortgage Company President: "It is interesting to understand Chinese
culture." Ruben Lopez Sr., LPZ Mortgage Company, said he liked the show because of its
cultural connotations. He said, "Only culture can be passed down." Ruben Lopez Sr. of LPZ Mortgage Company Mr. Lopez said that people would live in harmony if each other's cultures
were understood. He mentioned that the performance about the persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners was touching. He said indignantly, "Those thugs persecuting
Falun Gong practitioners are inhumane. Anyone with any humanity would not do
that." Ruben is a Spanish descendant. He said that earlier generations of Spanish
people were like Chinese people in respecting the elderly and caring for the
young, "Earlier generations of Spanish people have big families with
grandparents and grandchildren in the same family. People didn't drive old
people out of the family. Chinese people could not do it. But now society has
changed. People don't behave like that." He said, "The message in the show is important. Human beings should be
kind, sincere and respectful of each other." Chinese Culture is Attracting Reporter Enrique Carrion of a Spanish weekly newspaper said he liked the show
very much, "Very colorful." Reporter Enrique Carrion of a Spanish weekly
newspaper and his wife Pacratia Vurita. Enrique said, "I like the 'Drummers of the Tang Court.' It was
exciting." It was his first time experiencing Chinese culture. He said,
"Five-thousand-years of culture is a very long time, and rich in
connotation." After watching the show, his wife Pacratia Vurita said, "I am happy to
watch the show. I like it very much, very colorful. I enjoyed it very
much." She said that after watching the show she felt attracted to Chinese culture.
"I wish to know more."
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/1/19/170684.html