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Photos from Tour: 2/24–3/8

Shen Yun performers arrive in Jacksonville, Florida and quickly assemble into a welcoming pose in front of their tour bus. (Photo by Principal Dancer Kaidi Wu)

Photos from Tour: 2/24–3/8

Shen Yun performers arrive in Jacksonville, Florida and quickly assemble into a welcoming pose in front of their tour bus.

(Photo by Principal Dancer Kaidi Wu)

Dancer Jiajia Li steps off the bus and takes the opportunity to do some stretching in the parking lot (she didn't even warm up before doing this!).

(Photo by Kaidi Wu)

Meanwhile, cactus-like Principal Dancer Chelsea Cai becomes one with the Arizona landscape.

Performers check out how frozen Clear Lake is while stopping for lunch on their way from Minnesota to Nebraska.

(Photo by dancer Jack Han)

Some dancers give rock climbing a try, with great success. Turns out their ability to do splits in every direction helps them stay close to the wall and reach faraway holds with their feet.

Diligent dancers get up for a 5 a.m. stretching session before boarding the bus for a 13-hour drive to Winnipeg, Canada.

(Photo by Regina Dong)

Dancer Hazel Yu even has a warmup smile on at this hour.
(Photo by Regina Dong)

While in Philadelphia for 20 performances at the Merriam Theater, performers explore the downtown. The City Hall building (straight ahead) is the tallest masonry structure in the world without a steel frame.

Shen Yun arrives in Auckland, New Zealand, where the Lord of the Rings movies (set in Middle Earth) were filmed.

(Photo by Tony Xue)

Auckland, the country's most populace city, is built on 50 dormant (phew!) volcanoes.
(Photo by projectionist Annie Li)

However, being located on the

Black beach sand is evidence of past volcanic eruptions.

(Photo by Annie Li)

Next up, a visit to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, home to over 10,000 different plants, including rare New Zealand ones.

(Photo by Tony Xue)

This lush botanical garden was converted from farmland.

(Photo by Tony Xue)

The performers enjoy the peaceful wildlife before five performances at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre.

(Photo by Annie Li)

Delicate New Zealand flora.

(Photo by Annie Li)

Exploring picturesque New Zealand on wheels.

(Photo by Principal Dancer Alvin Song)

New Zealand sunshine makes dancers very happy.

(Photo by Monty Mou)

Some of the performers take a stroll down to the popular Queens Wharf in Auckland to take a look around.

(Photo by Tony Xue)

Dancers discover why Auckland is known as the 'City of Sails.'

(Photo by Tony Xue)

Queens Wharf offers spectacular views of the Waitemata Harbour.

(Photo by Tony Xue)

Dancers explore downtown Auckland on foot.

(Photo by Monty Mou)

Life size chess can be a bit dangerous sometimes.

(Photo by Tony Xue)

Good night Auckland! Next stop: Sydney, Australia!

(Photo by Jeff Chuang)

As we enter the month that sees the start of Spring (or Fall if you are in New Zealand), Shen Yun continues to tour the world, visiting Florida, Arizona, Minnesota, Iowa, and even New Zealand.