Shen Yun in Escondido, 2026 #sandiego #iloveshenyun #shenyun #performingarts #dance #southerncalifornia #chinese #culture

It was fabulous––their 20th Anniversary! The Beauty and Wonder of China Before Communism, 5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn on Stage, at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido (and theaters around the world).

Shen Yun is a performing arts company in upstate New York with an ambitious mission––to revive traditional Chinese culture. China was once known as “The Land of the Divine,” reflecting the belief that its glorious culture was brought down from above. People sought harmony among Heaven, Earth, and humankind, revered the divine, and followed the course of nature. But in 1949 the Chinese Communist Party came to power. It saw this spiritual heritage as an ideological threat and for decades tried to destroy these traditions. It nearly succeeded.

Then, in 2006, a group of Chinese artists came together in New York united by a mission: to revive authentic Chinese culture. They formed Shen Yun. Nonprofit and independent of any government, Shen Yun has brought this culture back from the brink of extinction.
Learn more at ShenYun.com

Music:
“All for Today” by Bai Xue
“Spring” by Xiaochun Chi (erhu) and Changzi Ma (piano)