HR0914 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to honor the 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular, held at the Arie Crown Theatre in Chicago on January 25 and 26, 2008; and

WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year is the most colorful and important of China's fetes and the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Singaporean peoples celebrate their ancient traditions through family reunions and performing arts; and

WHEREAS, The 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular will span over 60 major cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with an expected attendance of 500,000 people worldwide; and

WHEREAS, The 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular in Chicago aims to be a showcase of traditional Chinese culture, a platform for cross-cultural understanding between the East and West, and a unifying event for all people interested in Chinese culture; and

WHEREAS, For 5,000 years of Chinese history, China's divinely imparted culture, including Chinese dance, music, and other art forms, was continuously refined as its elegance developed; and

WHEREAS, The Chinese Communist Party has destroyed traditional morality and beliefs, leaving a spiritual and ethical void in China; and

WHEREAS, The Spectacular, a presentation of genuine Chinese culture free of the culture of the Communist Party, showcases a renaissance and reclamation of the long-lost treasures of China; and

WHEREAS, The 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular is co- hosted by the Sound of Hope Radio and Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association; and

WHEREAS, The Sound of Hope Radio is an independent Chinese-language media company and a not-for-profit organization dedicated to facilitating cross-cultural communications between the East and West, and to assisting the public in their search for valuable cultural knowledge; and

WHEREAS, The Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association is dedicated to the promotion and practice of the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance," and endeavors to extend far and wide these most precious and noble human ideals; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor and express our support for the 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Chinese New Year Spectacular Organizing Committee.