Full Text of HR0887 095th General Assembly
HR0887 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the organizers and | 4 |
| performers of the Chinese New Year Spectacular for their work | 5 |
| in the Chinese fine arts; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year Spectacular is an event | 7 |
| sponsored by New Tang Dynasty Television that celebrates the | 8 |
| Chinese New Year and shows appreciation for traditional Chinese | 9 |
| culture and art; the performance features world-class | 10 |
| performances of traditional Chinese and Western artistry, | 11 |
| transporting the audience back in time to ancient China with | 12 |
| colorful costumes, graceful dancing, and booming drums to bring | 13 |
| Chinese myths and legends to life; the aim of the performers | 14 |
| and organizers is to show the true spirit of the Chinese | 15 |
| culture expressed in the forms of classical performing arts, | 16 |
| giving people around the world a deeper understanding and | 17 |
| connection to the Chinese culture; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year Spectacular was started in | 19 |
| 2004, with 500 performers and a live audience totaling 10,000 | 20 |
| in the cities of New York City, Washington D.C., Taipei, Paris, | 21 |
| and Toronto; the 2005 performance featured 1,000 performers and | 22 |
| a live audience of 13,500 in 7 cities; in 2006, over 1,000 | 23 |
| performers performed for over 46,000 spectators in 17 major |
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| cities around the globe; the 2007 performance was held in more | 2 |
| than 30 cities worldwide; the 2008 global tour will perform in | 3 |
| over 60 major cities around the world for over 500,000 | 4 |
| spectators; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 400 global and local leaders, including | 6 |
| President George Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, | 7 |
| Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian, and Vice President of the | 8 |
| European Parliament Charlotte Cederschiold, have extended | 9 |
| their New Year greetings to the Chinese-speaking population | 10 |
| during the 2004, 2005, and 2006 Chinese New Year Global Galas; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, The dedication exhibited by the performers and | 13 |
| organizers of the Chinese New Year Spectacular to display the | 14 |
| beauty and grandeur of Chinese art and culture to audiences | 15 |
| around the world is awe-inspiring and is worthy of the greatest | 16 |
| respect; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate the organizers and performers of the Chinese New | 20 |
| Year Spectacular for their hard work and dedication to their | 21 |
| craft and wish them continued success and happiness in the | 22 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to a representative of the Chinese New Year | 3 |
| Spectacular as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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