Written by a Dafa Disciple

(Clearwisdom.net)

Question: Where and when was Falun Gong introduced to the public?

Answer: Falun Gong was publicly taught for the first time on May 13th, 1992 in Changchun, China.

Question: What were the facts regarding the first publication of Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Gong principles?

Answer: On January 4, 1995, Zhuan Falun was published by the China Broadcast and Television Publishing Company, which was affiliated with the Department of Broadcast and Television of the State Department. The first printing ceremony was held in the auditorium of the University of Public Security.

Question: What was the date and location of the final class taught to the public by the founder of Falun Gong in Mainland of China?

Answer: The final class that Mr. Li Hongzhi taught in person in Mainland China was on December 21, 1994. That was the fifth class taught in Guangzhou. He personally taught a total of 54 classes in person in China.

Question: When did Falun Gong begin to be introduced overseas?

Answer: The earliest Falun Dafa lecture given by the founder of Falun Gong to overseas students was in Europe. The first time was in April of 1995 in Paris, France. The second time was in May of the same year in Stockholm, Sweden.

Question: When was Falun Gong formally introduced to the United States?

Answer: The first time the founder of Falun Gong gave a lecture on Falun Dafa to public in the United States was on October 12, 1996, in Houston, Texas.

Question: When was Falun Gong formally introduced to Taiwan?

Answer: The first time the founder of Falun Gong gave a public lecture about Falun Dafa in Taiwan was in November of 1997, in Taipei City.

(To be continued)

Posting date: 10/17/2002
Original article date: 10/16/2002
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Translated on 10/10/2002
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/10/5/37469.html

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