Tan Dun on Preserving the Nu Shu Language | Beethoven in Beijing | Great Performances on PBS

Academy Award winning composer, Tan Dun, explores the power of Nu Shu, a sacred language created by Chinese women and passed down from generation to generation. Please like & subscribe now if you enjoyed: http://bit.ly/1G40XgZ TUNE IN OR STREAM: FRIDAY, APRIL 16 at 9/8c on PBS Watch full episodes and more: http://www.pbs.org/greatperformances Facebook:   / greatperformances   Twitter:   / gperfpbs   ----------------- The only continuing primetime performance showcase on American television, Great Performances presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries. With its programs garnering 67 Emmy Awards and six George Foster Peabody Awards, the series has received every major television honor. Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, Great Performances ensures its audiences “the best seats in the house” with a roster of artists and performing arts companies that represent a “Who’s Who” of excellence and virtuosity in the international performing arts.