By Dafa practitioners in Toowoomba, Australia
(Clearwisdom.net) June 14-20, 2003 is the 2nd Annual Falun Dafa Week in Toowoomba,
Queensland, Australia. The opening ceremony was held on June 14 in the largest shopping mall in
Toowoomba. Practitioners from Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast also came to attend the
ceremony. A western practitioner made an opening speech. She briefly introduced the audience to
Falun Dafa and how it has flourished around the world. Two other practitioners used their personal
experience to explain the tremendous benefits Falun Dafa has brought to their health, both
physically and mentally. Practitioners sharing experiences Practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises to the audience, and performed a
beautiful traditional Chinese dance that was warmly received. People were attracted by the beauty
and peacefulness of Falun Gong; a little girl even climbed up on the stage and followed the
practitioners to do the sitting mediation. The ceremony began at 11:00 a.m. and concluded at 3:00 p.m. Many shoppers stopped and watched,
and requested Dafa literature and materials. Several people were reluctant to leave, one of them, a
middle school student, did not leave until the activities concluded. He said, "I'm so happy to
be with you. I feel every one of you is so friendly and kind, I want to be with you." A local news agency sent a reporter and cameraman to cover the activity. They were deeply touched
by the peacefulness and beauty of Falun Dafa.
Exercise demonstration
A little girl does sitting meditation with practitioners
Umbrella dance
Watching the exercise demonstration
Watching the performance
Posting date: 6/20/2003
Original article date: 6/19/2003
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Translated on 6/18/2003
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/6/17/52414.html