MUNICH, Germany—Ada-Jasmin Kindermann has a special relationship to Chinese culture – her mother is originally from Taiwan. The young entrepreneur describes herself as "growing up bi-cultural" and said she is saddened that age-old traditions are no longer passed through the generations in modern China.
After seeing the Chinese Spectacular at the Munich Prince Regent Theater, Miss Kindermann said she would recommend the show to anybody.
"I really have to say that the performance this evening is incredibly awesome, really something very special. I can truly recommend to everyone to visit because one can learn so much about Chinese culture. They show many things from history, from different regions of China and I must say it is truly an awesome thing. Really magnificent."
When asked what she liked most, she said it was really difficult to answer.
"When I think about it I must say that the most interesting for me was the performance depicting how Falun Gong is being fought against in China."
"For the audience to be able to witness this, they showed various aspects from all over China."
She said that besides deepening the audiences understanding of Falun Gong, the Spectacular also includes aspects from Tibet, and totally traditional "imperial" aspects.
"I must say, I find this a very interesting and successful assortment, having the audience truly witness something from different centuries and even from today's time depicting Chinese tradition and culture."
She said she thought Chinese culture for her personally, being half Taiwanese, is the most beautiful culture because it has been in existence for thousands of years.
"I truly think it is a pity that today traditional Chinese culture is not being continued anymore; this truly makes me feel sad. I wish that the tradition and culture will blossom again, will be revived again; and that the Asians live it more once again."
"That I find very beautiful because I was raised bi-cultural and was able to witness lots of Chinese culture through my mother. I would find it awesome if it would once again be practiced, yes."
She has been to Mainland China often and said she worries about the consequences of the one child policy.
"The children are very spoiled; the parents no longer make Chinese culture and tradition accessible to their children. Even in the working life one notices that many of them are not even able to write traditional Chinese characters. Even the simplified ones often times are difficult for the young people to write and that I think is a great pity. Not only calligraphy but also traditional Chinese medicine – those doctors cease to exist, because they can not pass it on to anyone, because the young people simply are not interested any longer."
She said it also seemed that filial respect towards parents have been lost in China and many other parts of the world, but "that is incredibly important."
She said she found it incredibly sad that traditional cultural pictures have been torn down and destroyed in China.
"I truly would wish that they will be rebuild these again or put them under monumental protection, so that the rest of the world can also experience Chinese culture and thus it will survive. I hope that this will soon change toward the positive. Therefore, I find it awesome that this event is taking place. I also hope that maybe more encouragement and help will come from overseas and that the Chinese culture will be preserved."
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