芝加哥市議會讚譽全球華人新年晚會
【大紀元1月18日訊】(大紀元記者卓靜芝加哥報道)二零零八年一月九日，芝加哥市議會及芝加哥市長共同通過決議，褒獎即將在一月二十五日和二十六日在芝加哥上演的由神韻藝術團帶來的「新唐人全球華人新年晚會」。
芝加哥市議會的褒獎中不僅讚譽了中國善良、正直、禮義、智慧和忠誠等優秀的傳統道德，更是讚譽了以「神話與傳說」為主題的全球華人新年晚會呈現了純粹的、沒有共產黨文化影響的正統中華文化，重現和復興了丟失已久的中國文化瑰寶；並且「全球華人新年晚會為東西方跨文化交流提供了一個多彩的舞台，並成為聯結所有對中國文化感興趣的人們的紐帶」。
據悉，這是第三次「新唐人全球華人新年晚會」帶給美中地區的中西方觀眾們的頂級藝術演出，與往年不同的是，全球華人新年晚會還將同時在密西根州的底特律，明尼蘇達州的首府上演，詳情請查看：
神韻藝術團2008年將芝加哥地區演出3場，請您千萬不要錯過。
時間：2008年1月25日星期五，8：00PM
2008年1月26日星期六，2：00PM 和 7：00PM
地點:芝加哥Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place
訂票熱線：312-225-5120，312-808-9469
網址: www.BestChineseShows.com。
以下為市議會褒獎全文：
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Chinese New Year Spectacular Organizing Committee in Chicago will
celebrate their 3rd annual Chinese New Year Celebration in January, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Chinese New Year is the most colorful and important of China’s fetes
and the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese celebrate their ancient tradition
through family reunion and performing arts; and
WHEREAS, the Sound of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitate
cultural communications between the East and the West, and to assist the public in their search for valuable cultural knowledge; and
WHEREAS, the Sound of Hope aims to enrich the lives of the public and to promote
racial harmony through media pluralism and cross cultural understanding; and
WHEREAS, the Sound of Hope has organized the 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular
to perform three live shows here in Chicago on Friday, January 25, and Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place; and
WHEREAS, the core values of Chinese culture: benevolence, righteousness, propriety,
wisdom, and faithfulness have been discarded in China』s Cultural Revolution; and
WHEREAS, the Spectacular, entitled 「Myths and Legends,」 presents genuine Chinese
culture without Communist Party culture, showcases a renaissance and reclamation of the
long-lost treasures of China; and
WHEREAS, the Spectacular provides a platform for cross-cultural understanding
between the East and the West, and a unifying event for all people interested in Chinese
culture; and
WHEREAS, renowned international artists will be invited to perform in the same stage; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOVLED, that we, the Major and the members of the City Council of the City
of Chicago gathered here this 9th Day of January in 2008, do hereby extend to the members of the Sound of Hope Organization and the Chinese New Year Spectacular organizing Committee in Chicago our sincerest congratulations and support for the 2008
Chinese New Year Global Spectacular festivities, as well as our best wishes for continued success in all of their endeavors; and
BE IT FURHTER RESOVLED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be made available
to the Sound of Hope Organization and the Chinese New Year Spectacular Organizing
Committee in Chicago.
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