88S40635 BK-D By: Oliverson H.R. No. 48 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Shen Yun Performing Arts is launching its 2024 world tour at Jones Hall in Houston from December 26, 2023, to January 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, This year marks the 18th anniversary of Shen Yun's establishment in the United States; in 2006, a small group of elite Chinese artists came together in New York with the mission to revive traditional Chinese culture and share it with the world; since then, Shen Yun has staged magnificent live performances of classical Chinese dance that incorporate a blend of Eastern instrumentation and Western symphony orchestra to portray 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture; and WHEREAS, Each year, Shen Yun Performing Arts designs brand-new productions that take audiences back through time and space to experience China before the advent of Communism; since its inception, Shen Yun has grown to eight equally sized companies that tour around the world synchronously; it will kick off its 2024 season in Houston on December 26, 2023, which will be followed by performances in Dallas, Austin, Lubbock, San Antonio, McAllen, Midland, and El Paso, for a total of 37 shows in Texas; and WHEREAS, Shen Yun has introduced countless patrons to the exquisite beauty and richness of traditional Chinese culture and dance, and it is a pleasure to join in celebrating the return of Shen Yun and its impressively talented performers to the Bayou City; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Shen Yun Performing Arts as it embarks on its 2024 world tour in Houston and recognize December 26, 2023, as Shen Yun Day; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Shen Yun Performing Arts as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.