Xun Sun, OSU Music Director, was instrumental in the recognition of Helen Foster Snow with the statue at the Main Street Park. His Chinese friends and associates designed, built, and funded the project in recognition of the Cedar City native who made a positive impact on modern China.
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Deseret News article on statue dedication
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| Program for statue dedication |
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| June 2009 city newsletter article by Mayor Sherratt marked in yellow. |
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| OSU Music Director and Conductor Xun Sun with his daughter Sarah and the Chinese visitors. |
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| Helen Foster Snow's family with the sculptor and statue at the community program. |
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| OSU Music Director and Conductor Xun Sun with the Chinese delegation at statue unveiling program. |
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| One of several presentations in conjunction with Cedar City, OSU, and Chinese delegations, here with OSU President Harold Shirley. |
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| Guest composer Zhou Hong with OSU musician Ling Yu at the City Park where the statue is installed. |
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| Statue information |
Mr. An Wei was a friend of Mr. Edgar Snow and Helen Foster Snow. Mr. An Wei visited Edgar and Halen in the USA several times. After Helen died Mr. An Wei was still in contact with Helen's family and organized symposiums of the Snows in both the USA and China. These pictures were taken on September 17, 2017( by Ling Yu) when he visited Salt Lake City temple square with his Helen Foster Snow research team. He contributed significantly to the study of the Snows.
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| An Wei |
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| Helen Foster Snow research team with Ling Yu. |
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