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Ntdtv Chinese New Year Spectacular - a Cultural Treasure

If you love true ancient Chinese art anda tiny particle in life's grand play. When
philosophy, this show will enchant you. Newman is in harmony with heaven, there will
Tang Dynasty (NTD) TV' global holidayalso  be  harmony  on  earth.
productions (Holiday Wonders and Chinese New
Year Spectacular) are nothing butI noticed that the audiences were all
astonishing. They are a revival not only ofglowing, and many people were crying. A
ancient Chinese culture, but also convey thefriend of mine who is a doctor of Chinese
essence and spirit of ancient ChineseMedicine, said that he tells all his patients
traditions.to go watch the show. He said this energy of
harmony and beauty which is at the core of
I have had the pleasure to watch the NTDTVthe show makes our hearts, and all our cells,
New Year Spectacular for the past threeresonate in harmony with a higher vibration
years. The moment the curtain opens you're onthan what we usually experience in our
a journey to a mythical land and your senseseveryday lives, and it makes us feel renewed
encounter exquisite beauty. The colorfuldeep from within. He says it even has a
costumes, gorgeous scenes and beautifulprofound healing quality. I would agree with
sounds are dazzling. You'll hear of legendshim.
and stories of honor, courage and compassion,
of heavenly beings, heroes and villains,This brings me to the singers, even though
kings and sages, dragons, drummers, dancersall the solos are sung in Chinese, they
and  singers.really touch the depth of one's soul. The
lyrics are projected in English onto the
The music pieces are all originalscreen so you will know the basic meaning of
compositions, blending western and orientalthe songs. But again, the music, the poise,
instruments. The effect is often haunting,skill and presentation of the soloists go far
and at other times exhilarating and dramatic.beyond words. That same pure power or energy
The sets are really majestic! They are giantpierces  your  being  and  lift  your spirit.
projected images of old paintings, ancient
temples and landscapes. They have a 3-DThe producers and artists of Divine
effect, and in addition the whole thing isPerforming Arts say that their aim is the
animated, a process created during hundredsrevival of authentic Chinese culture (before
of hours of computer work. For example, incommunism smashed and banned it in China
one scene we see the Great Wall of Chinaalmost 60 years ago) which includes truth,
stretching over vast mountain tops. Suddenlybeauty, compassion, kindness, tolerance and
the music changes and fire and smoke come outnurturing one's spiritual nature. As grand an
of the sentry towers in the Great Wall,undertaking as this may seem, to bring back
signaling troubles and war. Then the sceneto live 5,000 years of Chinese culture, I
shifts and ancient warriors on horsebackwould say that NTDTV and these fine
gallop  into  battle.performers are truly achieving this. From the
costumes to the ancient myths and legends, to
The dancers, actors and musicians meanwhilethe music, the show is much more than
perform their acts on stage flowing andbeautiful entertainment. It crosses
blending in a stylized fashion with the sets,ethnicities and belief systems and uplifts
giving the impression of an eastern paintingthe human heart. NTDTV has created a cultural
wherein heaven, earth and man are one.treasure for the whole world to enjoy and
Against the grandeur of the mountains, thekeep.
temples, the steppes and the sky, man is but



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