MELBOURNE, Australia—Kim Herd from the Ford motor industry said that it was good to see the Chinese Spectacular come to Australia.
"It's lovely to see that we have something like this come to Australia. We have a lot of Chinese in Melbourne, but it's lovely to see a different side of them," she said, after enjoying the second last night of the Melbourne shows at the Arts Center.
Mrs. Herd said she enjoys Chinese culture as it is close to home, being in the Asia-Pacific region. She also commended the performers for keeping true to their own culture, despite living outside Mainland China.
"I believe Australia is losing its tradition, because we are so multicultural now. But it's good to see that outside Australia they still like to hold their tradition."
Mrs. Herd, who spent a year in Shanghai, praised the fact that so many Chinese attended the show, especially children. She thought that was important "because most of them are born here and never had a chance to see this culture where their parent and grandparents come from".
It is this tradition that impressed Mrs. Herd the most, especially the colourful costumes and the animated multimedia backdrops, which "sets the mood".
She was also surprised to hear the impressive classical soprano and baritone singers.
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