Today’s Vegetarian Elite
will be presented
in Chinese,
with subtitles in Arabic,
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
Chinese, English,
French, German,
Indonesian, Italian,
Japanese, Korean,
Mongolian, Persian,
Portuguese, Russian,
Thai, and Spanish.
Halo, I am Long Kuan,
and you are watching
Supreme Master
Television.
Greetings, cheerful
viewers and friends!
We welcome you back
on Vegetarian Elite
for the second part of
“The Queen of Lohas,
Long Kuan.”
Last week,
we spent some time
getting to know
the well-acclaimed
vegan singer-songwriter
and designer…
Lohas in Chinese means
“happy and lively.”
In English it means
“Lifestyles Of Health
And Sustainability.”
“Lifestyles Of Health
And Sustainability.”
her quest
to save the planet…
Around New Year of 2008,
I traveled to Europe.
During the trip,
I heard news that
global warming is getting
more and more serious
and the Arctic ice
is going to melt very soon.
So I decided
to devote the year 2008
to sharing this news and
to help save the Earth.
and how she is creating
positive changes
wherever she goes.
As for our first VIP today,
she is not a politician,
nor has any mission
to accomplish,
but she has already made
environmental protection
part of her daily life.
Let us welcome
singer Long Kuan.
Today,
Long Kuan shares with us
the lofty inspirations
for her music and
eco-fashion designs.
Our sweet animals friends
Be it on land, on air,
or in the sea
They should be loved,
protected, and cherished,
just like the life
that we so wish
Halo! I’m Tian Yuan.
I am also a vegetarian
and a Buddhist.
I think
Long is such a person
who tries very hard to
promote vegetarianism and
environmental protection
with the influence
she has on the public.
I think we should have
more people like her.
I also have been
slowly learning
how to tell people
to be vegetarian and to
protect the environment.
Actually many fans of mine
who are close to me,
and people who like me,
have also slowly begun
to accept
the vegetarian diet.
Halo! I’m Zhang Ya-Dong.
I am a music producer.
[Long Kuan] always hopes
that music
can be a part of her life.
I actually appreciate
her music very much and
what she tries to express.
I think
it is really wonderful!
I hope she will
live a Lohas life forever.
Since the start
of her campaign
to raise awareness
about climate change,
Long Kuan continues
to receive overwhelming
support from the public,
especially from young fans.
International media
such as BBC and
a Hollywood film crew
also reported on her
unique leading role
as an artist
in animal welfare and
eco-endeavors in China.
Every day, I have
miraculous encounters.
Every day there are people
leaving messages
on my blog,
or telling me
through various ways,
“Oh!
After I heard what you said,
I’ve decided
to become a vegetarian.”
Or after me on television
or hearing
a related sentence
somewhere that I spoke,
they quickly changed and
said,“I have decided
to become a vegetarian
from now on.”
Moreover, I have also
influenced my colleagues
around me.
There are many examples
like these.
After realizing miracles
really happen everyday,
I have become
more and more confident.
Dearest Heaven,
Dear Lord of Karma
Please do love and care
for all creatures
For it breaks my heart
to see their plight.
I cannot bear
to see them suffer
In the Chinese
music business,
Long Kuan has
the nickname of
“music bluestocking.”
She is often referred to
as a poster child for
young Chinese musicians
who are insightful, creative,
and who choose
to express their visions
not only through music
but also in other areas
of their lives.
In addition to
learning about her music
and dreams of a dawning
Golden Age on Earth,
Long Kuan
tells us the stories that
inspire her fashion designs.
She happily models
her most favorite pieces
especially for us.
What you are seeing now
is what I made
when I first decided
to design clothes.
My clothes all have
a unique characteristic:
they stick out like this.
So they look more…
Probably I have
this kind of personality,
and I always walk like this.
This piece
looks similar to the one
I’m wearing right now.
A small difference is that
this rabbit is puffy, but
the rabbit on my clothes
is actually a pocket.
Like this piece,
it’s actually from a game
that we made.
The door of this house
can be opened.
Now I’ll give you
three seconds
to guess what’s inside…
Wow! It’s a PooBabe.
This one is my favorite
because it’s one of
my favorite scenes
in my game.
This castle was drawn by me.
It’s an imaginary place.
If you play this game,
you’ll find a little character
in the game,
and in the end
he’ll climb up
to the top of the castle
and fly to the moon.
I always wear this piece
during my favorite shows.
This is my newest design.
We’ll be back in
just a moment to learn
why Long Kuan
personally hand stitches
her designs before
they are sent to you.
Welcome back
to Vegetarian Elite
and the concluding half
of our two-part special on
“The Lohas Queen,
Long Kuan.”
Long Kuan cleverly
chooses what she wears
to publicity events
and concerts.
She makes sure that
even her clothing
can arouse curiosity
in her promotion
of vegetarianism and
environmental awareness.
There is a song named
“Wake Up My Love,”
in which there is a passage:
“Do you know
why there are rainbows
hanging in the blue sky
over Earth?”
Putting
such a big character,
“Veg,” on the clothes
is also my idea.
I always wear this piece
to very important events.
So when people see
this character “Veg,”
they would ask in curiosity:
“Why did you put
such a big character
on your clothes?”
Then I would have a chance
to explain to them that
our Earth is now facing
the crisis of global warming,
and why we have to
eat vegetarian
as much as we can
to help the Earth
survive this crisis.
When people see
this character and
ask me such a question,
they will have
an opportunity to receive
this kind of information,
and maybe
after they go home
they will have a chance
to make some changes
in their lives.
So this piece of clothing
is quite useful.
I made two pieces
of the same design
because we found
many fun materials and
we couldn’t bear to
throw any one of them away,
so we ended up
making many pieces.
What you’re seeing now
is my signature
“Veg” character,
because I post her
on all sorts of spots.
These two bags
were both sewn by me.
To me, sewing these things
is just like painting
or making clothes,
because I didn’t have
much experience before.
Since I was little,
I was the kind of person
who didn’t know
how to sew a button
when it fell off.
Though she’s never been
much of a seamstress,
Long Kuan
personally puts the
loving finishing touches
on her bag designs
hoping to uplift whoever
receives her items.
Now I’ve put these two items
in my store,
my online store.
If you like it,
you can order it.
And then I’ll meticulously
sew it stitch by stitch
at home and mail it to you.
To me,
the biggest significance
of my clothes is that
while I’m sewing the bags,
I would put in my love,
my wishes for you, and
many, many of my wishes
for the planet.
When you receive it,
you will also find some
very important materials
I’ll send with the bag,
along with a booklet
that I designed entitled
“PooBabe
Saves the Planet” –
a handbook
on vegetarianism and
environmental protection.
Long Kuan explains
why vibrant colors
are the signature of
her artistic creations,
while reminding us to
live our childhood dreams
of being superheroes.
The theme of this piece is
“Don’t eat your friends.”
You can see, it has a piglet,
a chick, and a calf.
People are wearing
too much dark clothing.
While walking
on the streets, we see
dark clothes everywhere.
What we need more
are brighter and
more colorful clothes.
We’ll feel very joyful
when we see these colors.
That’s why I chose bright
pink and bright green
for this piece of clothing.
This is very fun.
I wonder if you can tell
that it was my dream
when I was
a very, very little girl.
This little girl
may have already
had a hunch in her mind,
that she came to this world
to live happily
and be a queen.
So she grew up
with this idea
and became the way
she is right now.
To make the slogan
not look too serious,
I’ve turn them
into three circles.
We only
need to do three things
to protect the planet:
first, be a vegan,
second,
protect the environment,
and third,
share the energy of love.
In fact, this is
the most popular piece
because many people
like Superman.
When people were little,
they would always identify
themselves as heroes, and
it seems they represent
a very important wish
in their minds.
But as they grow up,
perhaps
people slowly forget about
the wishes and ideas
they had
when they were children.
I think these three phrases
can remind people
that we all have
extraordinary power
inside us.
“I am the Queen of Lohas
I have a big basket
full of treasures.”
Dearest Heaven,
Dear Lord of Karma
Please do love and care
for all creatures
For it breaks my heart
to see their plight
I cannot bear
to see them suffer
There’re plenty places
in Heaven above
Take them all up,
and give them love
This is my little prayer
for all beings:
Dearest Heaven,
Dear Lord of Karma
Please do love and care
for all creatures
For it breaks my heart
to see their plight
I cannot bear
to see them suffer
There’re plenty places
in Heaven above
Take them all up,
and give them love
This is my little prayer
for all beings:
Just a little bit of your
Love and Compassion
May all be well,
live and let live.
May all enjoy Divine love,
care, and forgiveness
Even if only one person
hears this song and
receives the loving energy,
which is not from me but
from the highest place
in the universe,
the loving energy
will change his/her life
in some way, and might
even have them adopt
a better way of living.
I would think it’s a very,
very wonderful change
since every person
is closely connected
to the universe,
and the whole planet
will change
to a different planet
due to the changes
in this one person.
To conclude with
the simplest sentence,
I wish everyone will
“Be Veg,
Go Green,
Save the Planet.”
I hope everyone can switch
to a vegetarian lifestyle.
I hope everyone can
cultivate the habit of
environmental protection.
What I hope most is that
everyone can rediscover
the loving energy
in their hearts.
We send a big hug to
the Lohas Queen herself,
Long Kuan.
Thank you for being
such a bright
and noble example,
and using your
God-granted talents
to inspire hopeful changes
in our world.
And to our
precious viewers,
it’s been a great pleasure
to have your company
on Vegetarian Elite.
Please stay with us
for Between Master
and Disciples,
here on
Supreme Master Television.
May we
forever treasure all lives
that we are so honored
to share the planet with.
Visit Long Kuan at
LohasQueen.com
for more information
and stories of
her eco-adventures
You can also
find Long Kuan on:
Facebook.com/LohasQueen
MySpace.com/LohasQueen
YouTube.com/LohasQueen
Blog.Sina.com.cn/LongKuan