The 'Little Fairies' on Sydney Streets and Why is The New York Times So Obsessive?

The photos in this article were taken by me when my daughter was 14, along with children of other Falun Gong practitioners, promoting the New Tang Dynasty New Year Gala on the streets of Sydney. The "Bodhisattva costume" she wore was originally mine, but it became hers after she came from China to reunite with me.

I used to wear this "Bodhisattva costume" either for performances on stage or during various community parades to promote traditional Chinese culture.

In the first few years after Shen Yun Performing Arts was established, many Falun Gong practitioners worldwide wore such light "fairy costumes," often in the cold winter, braving the chilly wind to hand out Shen Yun flyers on the streets.

My daughter doing make-up and getting ready to go out to hand out flyers

Even today, many Falun Gong practitioners voluntarily go door-to-door in residential areas, placing Shen Yun flyers in plastic bags on door handles.

Shen Yun has grown step by step like this. Besides its world-class artistic standards, the voluntary efforts of Falun Gong practitioners globally in promotion have been invaluable.

For us, this is part of our cultivation, telling the truth and saving lives. Though it may be cold, hard, and exhausting, we embrace it wholeheartedly.

Now, I heard that the “obsessive” and “fanatical” New York Times actually is planning to "expose" Shen Yun's financial situation.

Shen Yun is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with all financial information publicly available. What's there to "expose"? Are they going to talk about "exploiting workers" again?

Shen Yun has already clarified that some students from Fei Tian College participating in performances do so as part of their artistic curriculum; they are not employees, let alone "exploited."

On the contrary, Fei Tian School provides these students with full scholarships and good living conditions. During external performances, they stay in luxury hotels just like the professional performers.

My daughter handing out flyers.

As stated in the latest special report by The Epoch Times, "Many artists and performers in Shen Yun are Falun Gong practitioners who have fled persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. Many have family members who have been imprisoned or even persecuted to death. These refugees, with broken families and unable to return to their homeland, built their own educational and training facilities from scratch through the power of their faith and embarked on a global tour. A show primarily involving minorities, using the little-known art of classical Chinese dance in the West, has quickly become a global artistic sensation, which in itself is a miracle and a pride of the Chinese people. From one performance group in 2006 to eight in 2024, Shen Yun has become the fastest-growing art group in American history."

Don't underestimate these young "fairies"; they are just as articulate when answering questions.

"An art troupe usually takes decades or even centuries to become world-renowned, requiring not only exceptional artistic standards but also the right timing, location, and strong financial support. In an era where traditional stage performances are declining, Shen Yun rose against the odds, starting from scratch without applying for government or corporate grants in the U.S., achieving in years what would take other art groups decades. This is inherently a very successful and inspirational story.

"The process of Shen Yun building its brand was not only arduous but also costly. Performance revenue not only supports the salaries of eight groups' employees and the production costs of new programs each year but also continuously funds Fei Tian College and Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, allowing authentic Chinese culture, including pure classical Chinese dance, which has been systematically destroyed by the CCP, to be promoted and passed on to future generations. As excellent artists graduate from Fei Tian College, Shen Yun's funds also expand the company's scale, creating more jobs for society."

Taking a break from handing out flyers, and chatting. The other girl, Xinxin, met my daughter for the first time that day, but they chatted like sisters. Perhaps their shared experiences gave them common experiences?

Xinxin was seventeen at the time. She had come to Australia alone four months earlier—her parents couldn't leave China due to practicing Falun Gong. Her mother was imprisoned when Xinxin was in third grade, and not released until she was in middle school. When I asked where her mother was detained, her answer was heartbreaking: "I don't know." "Did you see your mother when she was detained?" "No."

Xinxin was attending a language school in Sydney then, working part-time to support herself. Years have passed, and I wonder how she is doing now.

I also want to say that regardless of how much money Shen Yun earns or not, it's all legitimate income from performances. So many people are willing to buy tickets because Shen Yun's performances are worth that much, or even more. Once, I interviewed an Australian MP's wife, who said that just the jewelry and costumes of the Miao dance performers were worth the price of admission.

What is there for the obsessive and fanatical New York Times to "dig" into? A faith-based group, relying on the power of faith, without taking a single penny from the government or taxpayers, has, against all odds in a "foreign land," faced various disruptions and suppressions from the CCP, carved out a niche for Chinese traditional culture, contributed unprecedented treasures to the world's art stage, brought joy, hope, and light to countless audiences of all ethnicities, won applause, respect, and love for Chinese culture on the world stage, and artistically exposed the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong, thereby alleviating the pressure on practitioners in China.

Such a beautiful, bright, and remarkable story and art group, how could it become something to "expose" in the dark psyche of The New York Times? While the CCP spends vast amounts of public funds to persecute this group, even harvesting organs from countless Falun Gong practitioners and other Chinese people, why doesn't The New York Times investigate this instead of covering up and downplaying the evils the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong and organ harvesting?

Therefore, calling The New York Times “obsessive and fanatical" is the mildest term I can use.

It's unfortunate that at a time when The New York Times and other so-called 'mainstream media' have lost credibility due to years of producing 'fake news,' instead of reflecting on why it lost its readership, The New York Times chooses to board the sinking ship of the CCP, squandering the little remaining capital from its 'century-old store,' sinking with the CCP's corrupt vessel into the sea.

How sad!

My daughter (left) with two other little "fairies."

12/10/2024**

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