Isn't that pretty clearly described in the first section of the readme? It introduces imporant Chinese cultural elements to a western audience. Shen Yu was a monarch who worked for the benefit of the people. The idea that a ruler should work for the benefit of the people (instead of e.g. medieval European ideas of a monarch having been granted legitimacy by God, with no obligation do anything for the people) is a long-standing Chinese value and philosophical view that continues to this day.

Hmm. First paragraphs all about the name instead of describing the project.

> traditional virtues of our Chinese civilisation

This is so vague as to be meaningless, so probably nothing

Shen yun is a reference to traditional Chinese history that has been erased by the CCP. Its typically promoted by the persecuted Falun Gong community (vilified by CCP when they became popular - Now it is the turn of the Uyghurs).

They do have a propensity to not disclose their political affiliations and attach the name to entertainment shows and now an Apache project. But it is an anti CCP stance.