By a Falun Dafa Practitioner in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Tian Yili and his wife Zhen
Yujie died during the persecution. They are survived by their 11 year old
daughter, Tian Ge.
Tian Ge Tian Ge and her parents Tian Yili and Zhen Yujie
Tian Ge was born on November 6, 1993. Her father Tian Yili was 32 years old
when he died in 2002. Her mother Zhen Yujie was 28 years old when she died in
1999. They lived in Gacha Village, Lianhe Township, Chaoyang County, Liaoning
Province. Tian Ge now lives in Yinmachi Village, Xidayingzi Town, Chaoyang City,
Liaoning Province with her Aunt Tian Hua and Uncle Wang Shukui. She attends
Yinmachi Village Elementary School, as a 4th grader.
Tian Ge is very mature for an eleven year old.. She was only five when her
mother died. When people ask, "Where is your mother?" She answers, "Mom died,"
in very soft, heavy voice. She still remembers her parents, "They left that
morning, after they sent me to grandma's house, they left."
She remembers when she first heard of her mother's death, "I heard at my
grandma's house, I cried, and my Aunt cried. "When people ask, "Do you miss your
parents?" She nods her head with eyes wide open. She is living through the
support of her relatives at her Aunt's house.
Mr. Tian Yili and his wife began practicing Falun Dafa in 1996, and benefited
from this practice both mentally and physically. Their young daughter also
learned the Fa with them. Their family was peaceful, and happy. They also spread
the Fa to their relatives, and established a group practice site in their home,
with sometimes more than 30 practitioners doing the exercises together. Their
strong faith in Falun Dafa was very impressive to their neighbors.
In 1999, the persecution of Falun Gong escalated. Mr. and Mrs. Tian went to
Beijing together to appeal on July 21, 1999. They were not afraid of the severe
circumstance with massive arrests of Falun Dafa practitioners across the
country. They were revealing the evil persecution in Beijing. They had to sleep
in cement drainpipes for nearly a month for safety reasons. They were separated
during a big arrest, and Ms. Zhen Yujie was taken by police. In an attempt to
escape, Ms. Zhen and a male practitioner from Xinmin City jumped out of the
minivan transporting them when it approached Tianjin City. Both died on August
16, 1999.
Mr. Tian was arrested three times, but escaped each time. When he finally
returned home, he saw many people around his house, and waited till dark to
enter to avoid arrest. He had no idea those people were there for his wife's
funeral. He was devastated to hear of his wife's death. His brother-in-law hated
him because of his sister's death, and sent the already miserable Tian Yili to
the Sanjiazi Police Substation, where he was detained for one month.
The pressure and sadness of losing his wife struck Mr. Tian deeply. He lived
in hardship with his daughter, and police often extorted his money, 200-300 yuan
each time. Unable to bear the weight of such persecution, he became weaker and
weaker, until he died on August 11, 2002, leaving Tian Ge an orphan.
Posting date: 10/22/2004
Original article date: 10/22/2004
Category: Eyewitness Accounts
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/10/18/86845.html