Taiwan: "Heaven and Earth Celebrate Together" Garden Party Held in Taipei to Celebrate the Twelfth Anniversary of Falun Dafa's Introduction (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) To celebrate the twelfth anniversary of Falun Dafa's
introduction, Falun Gong practitioners in Taipei held a "Heaven and Earth
Celebrate Together" Garden Party on May 9, 2004 on a square between Taiwan
University's stadium and Drunken Moon Pond. There were over 70 booths, including
one displaying information on ancient culture, a snack booth, free Chinese and
Western medicine health consultations, as well as photography and fine arts
displays. A concert and exercise demonstrations were also held, and there was a
special calligraphy contest entitled, "Righteous heart, righteous
will."
Mr. Chang Ching-hsi, Director of the Falun Dafa Association of
Taiwan and Professor of Economics at National Taiwan University,
said that there were about 300,000 Falun Gong practitioners in
Taiwan. Because May 9 was also Mother's Day, he discussed that
many women had experienced significant health improvement in both
mind and body, and that they felt younger and energized upon
practicing Falun Dafa. Thus on Mother's Day, the practitioners
wished to share the practice with all mothers. Professor Chang
said that the Falun Gong meditation is beneficial both in stress
relief and in helping one obtain a peaceful mind. The Best Present to Mothers: Falun Dafa Mother's Day was a beautiful day. Many people came to the
square with their mothers. A mother and daughter, both Dafa
practitioners, who had gotten lost on the campus of Taiwan
University, stopped and asked a student for directions to the
Garden Party. The student accompanied them to the party and asked
curiously on the way, "What is Falun Gong'" The daughter
said with a smile, while pointing to her mother, "Guess how
old my mom is'" The student said she was in her 50s. The
daughter told her, "My mom is over 70 years old. She had many
illnesses before, especially arthritis. After she started
practicing Falun Gong, she recovered completely. Falun Gong is a
practice system for improvement of both mind and body." So many women have become healthy after practicing Falun Gong.
It is the best present one could present to mothers! Photo Exhibition: "The Journey of Falun Dafa" Several dozen historical photographs were displayed,
chronicling the spread of Falun Dafa worldwide, beginning in 1992
with its introduction in China. In the photography booth, photos
of Falun Gong practitioners' recent activities were also shown,
including group practice, parades, the bike ride around the
island, and the large-scale group exercise practice by ten
thousand practitioners in front of the President's Office, related
to the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. In the fine arts booth, artwork made by Falun Gong
practitioners was shown, including landscape and portrait
paintings. A large canvas displayed a practitioner in meditation
in the center, and scenes of torture in the four corners. The
canvas showed that such a peaceful practice was being brutally
persecuted in China and expressed the hope that the persecution
would end soon. Concert Welcomed Music and dance features were held many times throughout the
daylong event. Many passers-by stopped and listened. The concert
included performances on the violin, a piano solo, a Guzheng solo,
a vocal solo and a chorus.
A visitor attentively reads a poster
Thinking of Falun Gong practitioners in China
Fine art and crafts made by Falun Gong practitioners
Photography exhibition
"Little Red Hat" team performs
Little band of the Minghui Kindergarten performs
Local residents learn Falun Gong
Calligraphy contest where children write attentively,
"Falun Dafa is great," in Chinese
Exercise demonstration
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/5/15/74733.html
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