Rekindles Ancient Arts and Culture  

As a prelude to the upcoming auspicious Year of the Pig, is a "world-class production of classical Chinese performing arts" that is playing around multiple cities in North America.

The Chinese New Year Spectacular is produced by New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), a New York-based Chinese-language global network.

Based on gross sales, U.S.-based Billboard magazine ranked last year's production at New York's Radio City Music Hall the top 7th show internationally in February 2006.

Deep Roots

The Spectacular's theme is "Myths and Legends". Over China's long history, each dynasty developed different styles of life and culture, but the enduring tradition is that of paying homage to Buddhas and gods, respecting Heaven, and advocating virtue, such as the qualities of honesty and kindness. Yet after the communist takeover in 1949, through a series of political movements that included toppling temples, burning books, and driving scholars to work in the fields, there has been a tragic destruction to the traditional values and relics from ancient culture.

NTDTV is endeavouring to reverse, in part, this loss. Nowadays, in mainland China particularly, what's presented is a combination of communist culture and some basic appearances of what people have gotten to know as traditional arts and culture. NTDTV's show attempts to revive them by consulting history, consulting experts, and removing the influence of the communist culture.

It is an ancient Chinese belief that good will be rewarded with good, and those who do evil will be punished. Through the Spectacular's showcasing of classical performing arts and the ancient Chinese emphasis on virtue, NTDTV hopes to enhance understanding of the divine beauty of ancient Chinese culture.

The Spectacular also attempts to foster understanding between Chinese and Western societies, which is part of NTDTV's mission. Tthe essence of Chinese culture and values is basically humanity, and it's shared by many other cultures.

About the Author

Ryan Tang writes on Chinese culture. For details about NTDTV's Chinese New Year Spectacular that come to your city, see http://bestchineseshow.com/.