U.S. City Mayor ‘Inspired’ by Shen Yun’s Story

Sandy Stimpson, the mayor of Mobile, Alabama said he was excited to watch Shen Yun after reading about the company’s story. “I saw a newspaper article about it, reading about some of the persecution and all that goes on because what you’re doing and that inspired me also to want to come,” he said after watching Shen Yun at Mobile Civic Center Theater in Alabama on April 30. Shen Yun’s mission is to revive authentic Chinese culture, which was almost destroyed under communism. “I think fair to say Americans view of China is more recent history instead of the thousands of years of colorful history and this touches on it and brings it out,” said former mayor of Mason City in Ohio, David Nichols. Ancient Chinese people believed their culture was a gift from the divine