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This World Needs Peacefulness, Beauty, and Morality
[Clearwisdom.net] The Department of Culture in Wurzburg City, Germany invited
Australian Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Cuiying to hold a Chinese painting
exhibition. Because people were aware of Zhang's artistic accomplishments and
the cruel persecution she suffered in China as a Falun Gong practitioner, her
arrival drew a good deal of attention.
An International Human Rights Organization Holds a Press Conference for Zhang
Cuiying
On the morning of September 11, the headquarter of Germany's International
Human Rights Organization held a press conference for Zhang Cuiying marking the
opening of her painting exhibition. Reporters from several large city newspapers
participated in the conference. A spokesperson from the International Human
Rights Organization introduced the seriousness of the Chinese government's
persecution of Falun Gong and condemned their human rights abuses. He invited
Zhang to give her firsthand accounts of the suffering she endured in jail in
China. Zhang's testimony revealed to the journalists the true colors of Jiang
Zemin's regime. When she described how she and others prisoners were forced to
work over ten hours each day to make handicrafts that would be exported, the
speaker of the organization pointed out: "Many gifts made in China and sold
on the European market are made using exploited labor. This is a typical example
of how Jiang Zemin's government carries out inhumane policies."
The speaker also invited the contact person of the German Falun Dafa
Association to speak about the persecution of Falun Gong carried out by the
Chinese government. This contact person discussed the full scope of Jiang
Zemin's regime's torture of Falun Gong practitioners and appealed to the
reporters to uphold justice, condemn the viciousness, promote benevolence and
support Falun Gong practitioners who believe in "Truthfulness, Compassion,
Forbearance". All the journalists continuously nodded their heads in
agreement.
The Department of Culture of Wurzburg City Presides Over the Opening Ceremony
of the Painting Exhibition
On the evening of September 12 at 7 pm, the heads of the Department of
Culture of Wurzburg City and the City Arts Museum presided over the opening
ceremony of the exhibition. The leader of the Department of Culture expressed
his gratitude to Zhang for holding the painting exhibition in Wurzburg and
pointed out specifically: "There are so many unfair issues existing in the
world, people are looking for the way to solve these problems; Mrs. Zhang
presents her beautiful arts and her glorious morality."
Zhang Cuiying also gave a speech. She emphasized that the core of artistic
work is virtue and clarified the relationship between virtue and cultivating
one's heart and practicing Falun Gong. She also mentioned facts about the
torture she endured in China. She then invited all guests to experience her
artistic works and to be enlightened to beauty and benevolence.
A German Falun Gong practitioner also spoke and introduced some main features
of Chinese painting, in particular he discussed how art explores realms where a
human being dissolves into nature and harmonizes with nature; and he also
mentioned the emphasis on morality in the Chinese arts. He said, "Falun
Gong practitioners cultivate Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance; this is the
main reason why Zhang Cuiying's works reach a high realm."
Finally the president of the Arts Museum gave a speech. He gave praise to
Zhang Cuiying's artistic achievement in Chinese traditional arts and invited
everyone to enjoy the exhibition.
Reporters and photographers came to the opening ceremony. They interviewed
Zhang Cuiying and took photographs of her and her work. She displayed 62
paintings and people highly praised her work. Some bought her paintings
instantly so as to support the Falun Gong practitioners who are being
persecuted. A German woman from the Germany-China Association said that the
paintings were the most beautiful she had seen in all Chinese painting
exhibitions. An artist from Mongolia told Zhang Cuiying that he knew about the
truth of China's persecution of Falun Gong and that he appreciated Zhang's
spirit very much. A young amateur reporter also spoke for a long time with
practitioners and wanted to write a report about the exhibition. He told Zhang
Cuiying that he had not awoken from the shock of the terrorist attacks on the
U.S., and that the day's exhibition offered him consolation. He recognized that
this world needs peacefulness so much.
The opening ceremony concluded with a sense of peace, harmony and beauty.
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