The Chinese New Year Spectacular Will Not Fail to Impress
As far as Chinese New Years entertainment goes, New Tang Dynasty Televisions Chinese New Year Spectacular is a relatively new kid on the block, having made its debut only three years ago. It cant be described as a variety show, and its not really a Broadway musical, but it is different to anything else out there.
Before I attended the Spectaculars Canadian debut in Vancouver last month, I had some idea of what to expect, because my Chinese friends were raving about it, plus I had read some promotional materials put out by NTDTV. What theyre attempting to do with this traveling show is revive the true Chinese culture which was destroyed by Chairman Mao and his communist successors.
Good old Mao razed temples, burned ancient manuscripts, tortured and killed intellectuals, monks, and anyone else he didnt like. To add insult to injury, he made everyone wear black pyjamas. During his reign, counting famines and everything else, Mao directly or indirectly managed to slaughter more people than the two world wars put together.
Nowadays, the communist party of China uses the Chinese New Year, the...