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HOUSE RESOLUTION


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

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

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

 


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    WHEREAS, The 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular in Chicago 
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aims to be a showcase of traditional Chinese culture, a 
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platform for cross-cultural understanding between the East and 
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West, and a unifying event for all people interested in Chinese 
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culture; and
 
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    WHEREAS, For 5,000 years of Chinese history, China's 
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divinely imparted culture, including Chinese dance, music, and 
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other art forms, was continuously refined as its elegance 
 


 






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developed; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Chinese Communist Party has destroyed 
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traditional morality and beliefs, leaving a spiritual and 
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ethical void in China; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Spectacular, a presentation of genuine 
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Chinese culture free of the culture of the Communist Party, 
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showcases a renaissance and reclamation of the long-lost 
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treasures of China; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The 2008 Chinese New Year Spectacular is   co- 
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hosted by the Sound of Hope Radio and Mid-USA Falun Dafa 
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Association; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Sound of Hope Radio is an independent 
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Chinese-language media company and a not-for-profit 
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organization dedicated to facilitating cross-cultural 
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communications between the East and West, and to assisting the 
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public in their search for valuable cultural knowledge; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association is dedicated to 
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the promotion and practice of the principles of "Truthfulness, 
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Compassion, and Tolerance," and endeavors to extend far and 
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wide these most precious and noble human ideals; therefore, be 
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it

 
 


 






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

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