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These twisted portrayals of the company \r\nveer far from reality, and grossly distort Shen Yun&rsquo;s workplace culture,\r\n the quality of life of our artists, as well as the teachings and \r\nbeliefs of our Falun Gong faith.<\/p>","image":{"fileId":"22041","fileName":"whats-new-general-square-EN.jpg","title":"Whats New General Square EN","alt":"Whats New General Square EN","timeCreated":"2024-08-17 21:51:21","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","original":"https:\/\/www.shenyunperformingarts.org\/data\/image\/original\/2024\/08\/17\/e936cd0726594710711f6be2a3fc1ddf.jpg","thumb":"https:\/\/www.shenyunperformingarts.org\/data\/image\/thumb\/2024\/08\/17\/e936cd0726594710711f6be2a3fc1ddf.jpg","small":"https:\/\/www.shenyunperformingarts.org\/data\/image\/small\/2024\/08\/17\/e936cd0726594710711f6be2a3fc1ddf.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/www.shenyunperformingarts.org\/data\/image\/medium\/2024\/08\/17\/e936cd0726594710711f6be2a3fc1ddf.jpg","big":"https:\/\/www.shenyunperformingarts.org\/data\/image\/big\/2024\/08\/17\/e936cd0726594710711f6be2a3fc1ddf.jpg"},"url":"\/news\/view\/article\/e\/ZLgyUloHLE8\/behind-the-recent-media-misrepresentations-of-shen-yun.html","contentTypeNameDisplay":"Press Release","readTime":6,"customReadTime":""},{"id":"51062","title":"What Shen Yun Has Taught Me","urlFriendlyName":"what-shen-yun-has-taught-me","timePublished":"2024-08-17 16:10:10","orderByTime":"2024-08-17 16:10:10","contentTypeId":"24","contentTypeName":"blog","eid":"4l4rIPGKbaU","description":"<p>14 years. 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