State Senator: 'The epitome of the top of the Chinese arts'

Washington State Senator Paull Shin, at the Seattle Chinese Spectacular. (Abraham Thompson/The Epoch Times)

SEATTLE—At Seattle's debut of the Chinese Spectacular, Washington State Senator Paull Shin was met with a surprise. "I did not know what I was getting into," he said. "This is the epitome of the top of the Chinese arts and Chinese music and dance."

Senator Shin represents the 24th district, in North Seattle. He is from Korea but his family originally came from China—refugees of a rebellion that took place late in the Song Dynasty (which reigned from 960 to 1279).

"The show is historical," he said. "The music and dance are from way back, from the origin of the mythology of Chinese history, to the Tang Dynasty, and to the modern day."

He continued, "What a well-synchronized event, this is an explanation of history through dance and music—each period has different music and different drums; they are very vivid and distinct."

Korean and Chinese dance share a lot of similarities, he said, for instance in terms of the color coordination.

One element of the Spectacular is the incorporation of high-tech backgrounds to add to the performances, which Senator Shin said was "Wonderful, wonderful … I was amazed."

Of the performers, Senator Shin noted that their "training and discipline was at the top," and that they were "very, very synchronized, the body movement, and each movement with the music was excellent."

Senator Shin finished by saying, "I'm going to tell my colleagues and friends about it. It is an excellent show."

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