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New York Chinese: "The Best Gift for the Chinese New Year" (Photos)
By Chen Jun in New York
(Clearwisdom.net) The Divine Performing Arts performed the sixth show of
the Chinese New Year Splendor at Radio City Music Hall in New York on the
evening of February 3, 2008. They received rave reviews from the audience. Ms. Chen Xinglian (Phonetic): "The Best
Gift for the Chinese New Year" Ms. Chen Xinglian, a nurse in Brooklyn, New York said, "[The show] is
excellent. I suggest everybody go to see it. I regret that I did not bring my
children with me, I'll buy tickets for them next time. Very nice to see, thank
you. It's the best gift for the Chinese New Year. I'm lucky to see this show.
I'm really pleased to see this performance." Debbie's family: We definitely will watch it
again. Debbie, an ethnic Chinese from New Jersey, said, "We had such a great
time at the Chinese New Year Splendor." Her husband agreed, "We
really enjoyed it. We definitely will see it again." Debbie said the show was educational, "My daughter is 11 years old. She
understood it and she loved it. We would recommend it to anybody." Taking about "Lady of the Moon," daughter Jasmine said, "I
really like the scene where the suns were shot down. I like the story, the
gymnastics. And also it's funny." When asked what impressed her most, Debbie said, "The dancers, the
colors, the costumes. They were really good." Guy and Donna, who adopted a Chinese daughter
said the messages they got from the show are, "Keep peace and have
compassion." Coming together with Debbie's family is an American family that adopted a
daughter from China. The mother Donna said, "Wonderful show! Beautiful!
Beautiful!" Guy jumped in and said, "We have seen a show in China when
we adopted Kouyi, but this is more beautiful. All the stories were great." When asked what message they got from this show, Guy said, "Keep
peace." Donna said, "Have compassion." Alex Yan, an FDA chemist said, "I feel
proud to be a Chinese." Emma, who works for the federal government, said, "I loved the
performance. Excellent." When asked which one she liked the best, Emma
said, "Every one is fabulous. In particular I almost cried at 'The Loyalty
of Yuefei'. It's a good legend (in Chinese history). I really enjoyed it." Alex Yan, an FDA chemist, said, "Very good performance. I really enjoyed
it. I feel proud to be a Chinese." Asked whether he would recommend other
Chinese to come, Mr. Yan said, "Definitely." Emma followed, "We
have been here every year. This was our fourth time (attending this show)
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