The world-renowned Chinese Spectacular strives to bring the “true” culture of China to the world.

The show, presented by Divine Performing Arts of New York, reflects compassion, sincerity, dignity, wisdom and truthfulness, everything the communist government of China has tried to destroy, said Jason Wang, volunteer promoter for the show.

Chinese Spectacular will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 at the Von Braun Center concert hall in Huntsville.

The show is the last stop on the 2008 global tour of The Divine Performing Arts Troupe of New York. The tour has been showcased worldwide, touring 70 cities including Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Auckland, Sydney, London, Berlin, Paris, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Boston, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

The troupe offers English and Chinese hosts to guide the audience through the performance of ancient Chinese dance, music, legends and fables stemming from historical Chinese dynasties.

“This show is important because it’s a renaissance of Chinese culture,” Wang said.

The costumes of the show are near to the clothing worn in dynasties, such as the Tang Dynasty. They are vibrant and colorful, contrary to the forced drab, uniformed, gray clothing imposed by the Communist party.

The show presents peaceful, loving traditions stemming from 5,000 years of Chinese culture, but the Chinese government has tried to stop several performances. It is seen as a threat to the Communist government because it reminds people of how it was before the party took over, Wang said.

The clothing and architecture revealed in the Chinese Spectacular replicates authentic Chinese heritage. Many ancient architectural gems were destroyed during the Chinese Civil War, which extended from the late 1920s to the 1950s. What was left of clothing style and social culture was then extinguished during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, he said.

The show brings back what the previous China looked like, and the Communist government is afraid of that, Wang said.

Dances such as the Mongolian bowl dance, the fan dance and Tibet dance tell of customs for welcoming guests and ways of expressing oneself.

Fables are depicted in reenactments, such as “The Loyalty of Yue Fei.” Yue Fei represents loyalty to the Chinese culture. He was a Chinese loyalist and military general who fought for the Southern Song Dynasty against the Jurchen armies of the Jin Dynasty. Legend has it that Yue Fei’s mother inscribed a famous tattoo on his back, which read, “Serve the country with the utmost loyalty.”

“I think this culture exchange is very helpful to open up other cultures and benefit from other cultures,” Wang said.

Order tickets for the show by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-277-1700 or the VBC box office at (256) 551-2345. Visit www.bestchineseshows.com for more information.