Architecture Īccording to its owners Dragon Springs is centered on a 75-foot (23 m) tall Buddhist temple built in the style of the Tang dynasty.
This led the Deerpark Planning Board to unanimously deny a six-month extension for a special-use permit for Dragon Springs. In 2012, the school became a point of contention with Deerpark officials after discovering its operations because "they were never told of a performing arts college and high school being run there". As of 2012, it operated with 200 students. The high school was first approved by the New York State Education Department for operation in 2007. Academic Yutian Wong referred to the college as "'s own degree-granting institution". Fei Tian College holds institutional accreditation from the New York State Board of Regents. Īccording to the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, the college offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in "classical Chinese dance and Bachelor's in Music Performance", student facilities include an on-site basketball court and a gym, and 2015 enrollment consisted of 127 students. According to the Times Herald-Record, "the two schools are independent entities but maintain a close relationship". Both the college and high school initially operated out of Dragon Springs before expanding into Middletown in 2017. Fei Tian College "acts as a feeder for Shen Yun". Two schools operate in or around Falun Gong's Dragon Springs compound: Fei Tian College ( traditional Chinese: 飛天大學 simplified Chinese: 飞天大学 pinyin: Fēitiān Dàxué), a private arts college and a middle-high school, the Fei Tian Academy of Arts ( traditional Chinese: 飛天藝術學校 simplified Chinese: 飛天艺术学校 pinyin: Fēitiān Yìshù Xuéxiào). Fei Tian College and Fei Tian Academy of the Arts The compound has been a point of controversy among former residents who have stated Li Hongzhi maintains tight control over daily life. Sociologist and author Andrew Junker noted that in 2019, near Dragon Springs, in Middletown, was an office for the Falun Gong media extension The Epoch Times, which published a special local edition. The surrounding communities have many Falun Gong followers. It sits below the Shawangunk Mountains approximately two hours north of Manhattan. 4 Conflict with surrounding communitiesĭragon Springs is primarily in Deerpark, New York, near the hamlet of Cuddebackville, north of Port Jervis, in Orange County.2.1 Fei Tian College and Fei Tian Academy of the Arts.
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