Truths about the “Shen Yun Gala” of “Falun Gong”
“Neo-Chinese TV” and “Shen Yun Art Troupe” have lured many innocent audiences to watch the so-called “Shen Yun Gala” performed in the name of “carrying forward Chinese traditional culture” in different parts of world since 2004. The cult “Falun Gong” also tried to get congratulatory letters and praises through various means. You’d better learn some facts about “Falun Gong” and the “Gala” before you decide whether to watch the performance or not.
“Falun Gong” is a heresy that endangers society.
“Falun Gong”, also known as “Falun Dafa”, was founded by Li Hongzhi in China in the early 1990s. It invented and preached anti-human and anti-scientific heretical ideas, claiming that it could build body, improve moral standards, and achieve immortality. The cult attracted a large number of innocent people and exerted extreme spiritual control over believers in order to gain benefits and satisfy personal political ambitions. It is a heresy that seriously endangers society and infringes on human rights. It is an evil of modern civilized society. According to incomplete statistics, more than 2,000 “Falun Gong” believers died after refusing to receive medical treatment, hundreds of believers committed suicide or self-mutilation, and 30-odd innocent people were killed by “Falun Gong” believers, all because of the lies invented by Li Hongzhi. Even in the United States, some “Falun Gong” lunatics lost their lives because they refused to seek medical treatment, such as Feng Lili and Li Dayong. Although it advocates “truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance”, “Falun Gong” never tolerates any dissent. It happened frequently that its believers were organized to attack the public, media and government agencies that questioned it heretic ideas, including news agencies like the Associated Press and Rogers. In December 2014, Rick Ross, a famous specialist in cult research and intervention in the United States, published a book titled “Cults Inside Out”, which included two detailed chapters dedicated to “Falun Gong”. “Falun Gong” is considered as a destructive cult of world influence in the book.
and “Falun Gong” in the name of “divine culture” and attract innocent, kind audiences to accept and even join “Falun Gong” so that they would be spiritually controlled by the cult. Several ancient Chinese or national shows are, of course, included in the repertoire of the “Shen Yun” performance, such as “Mulan Joins the Army”, “Yue Fei’s Tattoo”, “Drummers in the Tang Dynasty”, “Fan in the Sleeve”, and “Monkey King Conquers the Demon”. What the “Shen Yun” performance truly tries to show to audiences, however, is the heretical shows under careful disguise. Disguise is actually a propaganda technique adopted by the “Shen Yun Performance” of “Falun Gong”. It is a “fig leaf ” added to the otherwise naked propaganda, like a little seasoning to a tasteless dish or an appetizer dessert to entice impatient audiences to stay. Western audiences may find it unacceptable and just leave halfway if they are directly exposed to political propaganda and “truths”. That would be a shame on the organizer of the performance and may make the show a one-time deal. Trumpeter Li Hongzhi is clever enough to know that.
“shen Yun Gala” of “Falun Gong” is debunked by more audiences.
“Falun Gong” consoled itself by self-reporting the “Shen Yun Gala” as “winning unanimous praises”, “showing amazing stage effects”, “being received with thumbs up by the audiences”, and “winning acclaims”. In fact, online commentators, especially those abroad, poured a stream of bad reviews. For example, an online commentator named Siyu said, “Shen Yun has performed in different cities in the United States for many years, and not until today did I learn that it has a connection with ‘Falun Gong’.” Lengyan Cimei said, “I’ve watched this kind of performance before. They are barely human or divine. So boring.” Woxin Qiaoqiao commented, “I have watched the “Shen Yun” ad several times in Italy but always on Neo-Chinese TV. I feel sick!” Werner Vogels, CTO and vice president of Amazon, who has 81,800 followers on “Falun Gong” and “shen Yun Gala” is deceptive. Twitter, said, “Unfortunately, ‘Shen Yun’ performance was hardcore religious The so-called “Neo-Chinese TV” and “Shen Yun Art Troupe” are under the Falun Gong propaganda [that claimed] “revolution is evil”. Not recommendcontrol of “Falun Gong”. In recent years, the cult has taken advantage of these ed.” Johnson Mihawk, a psychologist in Massachusetts, commented, “I was two instruments to put on “galas” in the name of “carrying forward the Chiso angry because I was deceived by ‘Shen Yun’. I didn’t expect to see a pitch nese culture” and “showcasing the charm of oriental charm” around the world. presented by a high school student.” “‘Shen Yun’ is for the fool. It’s nothing but Those “galas” are not only vulgar and inartistic, but also full of information fancy propaganda.” Online commentator CuiriOs said, “I was fooled by ‘Shen that preaches the doctrine of the cult, flatters the cult leader Li Hongzhi, and Yun’. It was a religious propaganda. ‘Falun Gong’ doesn’t like homosexuality, attacks the Chinese government. Li Hongzhi himself publicly announced that does it mean that we should get our money back?” “Shen Yun is masked as a “Shen Yun Galas” were organized by “Falun Gong” gangs in different places cultural and artistic performance, hiding its true nature for religious propaunder his command. The “galas” “are not for public fun”, but “for a showcase ganda. Don’t waste your money on it, or you’ll spend $100 on listening to a of the Dafa disciples... for salvation of sentient beings and clarification of dull show full of boring preaching,” said Dominique Hogan, an artist, pianist, truths”, he claimed. The fact is the so-called “Shen Yun Gala” is not literally a singer and vocal music teacher in Vancouver, Canada. gala at all; instead, it is a political tool for the cult to spread heresies and antiChina sentiment, to expand influence and to get rich. It stains and distorts the What’s above are the setbacks imposed on the “Shen Yun” performance of “Falun Gong”. Now we can understand why Li Hongzhi once claimed that his “Shen Yun” Chinese culture, and deceives, fools, and poisons audiences. performance was “not for public fun”. The audiences are not to blame for their The “Shen Yun Gala” manipulated by “Falun Gong” is filled with shows that criticisms since “Shen Yun” is born for cult propaganda and “for Dafa”. preach the doctrine of the cult and attack the Chinese government. It does not The Chinese culture has a long history and great diversity which make it put on the mask of “traditional culture” just for luring audiences. While realways welcomed and loved by the Americans. Here is a reminder: If you are vealing the so-called “persecution” of “Falun Gong”, it has another mission of interested in or support any Chinese culture celebrations and performances, becoming an important platform to preach heretic ideas of the cult. The real please stay away from the so-called “Shen Yun Gala” of “Falun Gong” and intention behind the claimed “divine culture promotion” is to preach heresies don’t be fooled or taken advantage of. of “Falun Gong”. It maliciously tries to spread the devious lies of Li Hongzhi A PAid Advertisement
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