Since the CCP rose to power, it has systematically distorted and destroyed Chinese culture with movements like the Cultural Revolution.

China's 5,000 years of divinely inspired history and culture were forced to the brink of extinction following the Cultural Revolution and other destructive campaigns over decades of communist rule, during which atheism became widespread and traditional

Barbara, a school principal, watched the New York-based dance company with her mother as the performers expressed a passion to revive a culture that was "almost lost" during China's cataclysmic cultural revolution in the 1960s.

We knew about the Cultural Revolution and everything that had happened, but we were surprised to learn that even recently, there have still been persecutions of people who practice this kind of philosophy,” said Jean-Pierre Gimond, a former business owner

Based in upstate New York, Shen Yun's artists are compelled to show the world a culture that was almost wiped out during China's destructive Cultural Revolution.

“They’re dissatisfied with Xi Jinping not pushing for reforms but pushing a [new] Cultural Revolution.” Heightened Scrutiny of Overseas Travel Restrictions on international travel appear to be a central component of the new measures.

Now 20 years old, Shen Yun has a mission of reviving an ancient culture that was "almost lost" during the communists' destructive Cultural Revolution, presenting "China before communism."

Since coming to power, the regime has actively distorted and destroyed cultural traditions, from the Cultural Revolution to the persecution of faith groups. Drawing on his own cultural background, Mr.

Shen Yun's dozens of dancers and artists have a passion for classical Chinese dance and reviving the ancient values that were "almost lost" in China's after the destructive cultural revolution during the mid-1960s.

During the Cultural Revolution, countless temples were torn down, Buddha statues were smashed, and cultural relics were destroyed. Ning Haizhong and Luo Ya contributed to this report.

His policies indicate artificially imposed goals for China’s economy, similar to those in the Cultural Revolution—such goals didn’t materialize.

Through ancient Chinese myths and legends, Shen Yun teaches the values of ancient times, which it says were "almost lost" in campaigns like China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.

But their mission runs deeper than physical movements; they want to revive the culture that was "almost lost" during China's devastating Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.

Since coming to power, the CCP has systematically distorted and eroded China’s cultural heritage through campaigns such as the Cultural Revolution and the ongoing persecution of faith groups. Mr.

These traditions were nearly destroyed in China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, and now Shen Yun's mission seeks to stir a Chinese cultural renaissance through dance.

It took the death of Mao Zedong (1976) to put a gradual end to the Cultural Revolution.

The New York-based company has been touring for 20 years, fulfilling a mission to revive a culture that was "almost lost" during China's destructive Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.

The performing arts company advertises itself as "China before communism" and strives to revive the authentic Chinese culture that was "almost destroyed" in the Cultural Revolution that began in the 1960s.

China's Cultural Revolution, from 1966 to 1976, especially eradicated many traditional aspects of Chinese culture.

Based in New York, Shen Yun began a mission 20 years ago to revive the ancient values of China, which were "almost lost" during the country's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s.

For 20 years, the artists of Shen Yun have been working to revive "China before communism," and the traditional values that were "almost lost" following the devastating Cultural Revolution. That entails rekindling kindness and compassion.

All are passionate about expressing the culture of “China before communism” that is forbidden in their ancestral homeland—which was "almost lost" in the purges of China's cultural revolution.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jung Chang CBE, whose best-selling novel "Wild Swans" is said to have opened the world’s eyes to the horrors committed by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution. Ms.

Based in upstate New York, Shen Yun set out on a mission in 2006 to revive a culture that was "almost lost" under the suppression in China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.

In the 1960s, it began a brutal campaign called the Cultural Revolution to dismantle the spiritual basis of China's millennia of culture. Mr.

Based in upstate New York, Shen Yun has for two decades strived to revive a culture that was "almost lost" in China's devastating Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. Mr.

The Cultural Revolution destroyed institutions, shattered social order, and unleashed violence across an entire generation. Violence was not an aberration. It was a method. The CCP is not simply an authoritarian system.

Since coming to power, the CCP has systematically distorted and eroded China’s cultural heritage through campaigns such as the Cultural Revolution and the ongoing persecution of faith groups. Mr.

Through legends, the show highlighted values that were "almost lost" in China's devastating cultural revolution and a spirituality that was later gutted under the officially atheist communist regime.

“The madness of Mao and [the cultural revolution] destroyed everything.” With Chinese heritage on his mother’s side, Mr. Schulz resonated with the performance on a personal level.