Chinese kung fu, culture on the way

According to Cao, their troupe at Branson has more than seventy staff members. What are their lives like there?

Almost all the goods of the supermarkets at Branson were snapped up. Bread and milk, eggs, bananas…

Some hardcore fans of the Chinese stage show"The Legend of kung fu" take photos with the show's performers and its working staff in Branson, Missouri.

“Salesmen come to us too, promoting AC, telephones, and even doors and windows,” said Gao. The local government believes Chinese kung fu gave this performing arts center a cool breeze.

How could they make this? According to Cao, all the managerial staff at China Heaven Creation boast a robust global outlook and professionalism. Cao has six years of management experience in the US and was a well-known dancer. As for Gao, he is a Chinese-American dancer and also has an academic background in economics.

In modern China, success does not come easily for the performing arts in the global arena. In 2007 and 2008, the total export volume of twenty-five Chinese representative artworks was roughly 85.5 million RMB. For foreign ones in China, it was almost ten times that figure, according to www.ccdy.com , the website directly under the administration of China’s Ministry of Culture.

Under the guidance of the Chinese central government, Chinese cultural restructuring is ongoing, aiming to accelerate Chinese cultural undertakings at home and abroad in better mechanisms. For China Heaven Creation, Branson was just a foothold. What’s the future? Broadway, Cao said firmly.