“We saw you on TV!”
That message was texted to Li Yunyun”s phone over and over again on the evening of Feb 16 — Chinese New Year’s Eve. The 34-year-old tai chi teacher had just appeared on China Central Television Spring Festival Gala, the most-watched television program in China.
Li’s spotlight moment lasted just a few seconds, ending with her signature Xie Fei Shi (oblique flying posture), performed with a folding fan in her hand. But those seconds meant everything.
“Even if I had only one shot, I wanted to show the most…