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[Note: we are still in the process of collecting, sorting and perfecting the materials that reflect the journey of Falun Dafa. Readers, please make sure to download the most recent edition when you need to cite facts from our website. Many events have taken place since the early preparation stage of Falun Dafa's public introduction. Under the current circumstances, the editors have collected and compiled the following facts to help people search for Dafa information. We welcome additional feedback from Dafa practitioners around the world to further complete and correct the chronicle].

1. Publication of Falun Dafa Books

  • April 1993 China Falun Gong published and distributed by the Military Affairs Friendship and Culture Publishing Company.
  • December 1993 China Falun Gong, The Revised Edition published and distributed by the Military Affairs Friendship and Culture Publishing Company. Later, shortly after the core Dafa book, Zhuan Falun, was published, the Chinese version of this book stopped publication and the book name was change to be Falun Gong.
  • September 1994 Mr. Li Hongzhi personally demonstrated Falun Gong exercises. The Falun Gong Exercises instructional videotape was published by Beijing Television and Art Center Publishing Company.
  • December 1994 Zhuan Falun was published and distributed by China TV Broadcasting Agency Publishing Company.
  • January 4, 1995 Mr. Li Hongzhi unveiled his new book, Zhuan Falun at a ceremony held in the auditorium of Beijing Public Security University. Mr. Li also gave a Fa lecture at the book unveiling ceremony and the Fa lecture was published as a part of the book Explaining the Fa Principles of Zhuan Falun.
  • May 13, 1995 Mr. Li Hongzhi gave a Fa lecture in Dayushan, Hong Kong, which was included in Zhuan Falun (Volume II). (Zhuan Falun (Volume II) has stopped publication currently).
  • August 1995 Mr. Li Hongzhi's book Explaining the Content of Falun Dafa was distributed by the Changchun Publishing Company. This book includes the Fa lecture and Q & A that Mr. Li Hongzhi gave in Changchun, Beijing and Guangzhou when meeting with Falun Gong assistants.
  • November 1995 Zhuan Falun (Volume II) was published and distributed by the China World Languages Publishing Company.
  • March 1997 Mr. Li Hongzhi's book, "The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa" was published.
  • 1997 "Falun Dafa (Lecture in Sydney)" was published and distributed by Falun Buddha Fa Publishing Company.
  • April 1997 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Falun Buddha Law Essentials for Further Advancement," a collection of Mr. Li's 56 articles written between June 1992 and February 1997.
  • July 1997 Mr. Li Hongzhi's "Explaining the Fa Principles of Zhuan Falun" is published. It is a collection of Mr. Li Hongzhi's speeches at a ceremony held in Beijing announcing the publishing of Zhuan Falun, and questions and answers from Falun Dafa Nine-Lecture classes in the cities of Changchun, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Yanji and Guangzhou.
  • July 1997 "Falun Buddha Fa (Lectures in the United States)" published and distributed by Falun Buddha Fa Publishing Company.
  • December 1998 The Inner Mongolia Cultural Publishing Company published Falun Dafa, which is a compilation of two books, Zhuan Falun and "The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa".
  • January 1999 "Falun Buddha Fa (Lecture at the First Conference in North America)" and Falun Buddha Fa (Lecture at the Conference in Europe) were published and distributed by Qinghai People's Publishing Company.
  • January 1999 Hong Yin was published and distributed by Qinghai People's Publishing Company. Hong Yin is a collection of 72 poems that Mr. Li Hongzhi wrote between December 1972 and November 1998.
  • March 1999 Mr. Li Hongzhi's books "Falun Buddha Fa (Lecture at the Assistants' Fa Conference in Changchun)," "Falun Buddha Fa (Lecture at the Conference in Singapore)," and "Falun Buddha Fa (Lecture at the Conference in Switzerland)" were published and distributed by Falun Buddha Fa Publishing Company.
  • January 19, 2000 Minghui.org published a photo of Mr. Li Hongzhi meditating amidst mountains. The annotation of the picture was: "Master Li quietly watching the world from amidst the mountains after leaving New York following July 20th, 1999. (Photo published on January 19, 2000)"
  • May 22, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published his first poem since the persecution began, "The Knowing Heart," which was written on October 12, 1999.
  • June 16, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Towards Consummation" on Chinese Minghui.org.
  • June 29, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "In Reference to a Prophecy" on Minghui.org.
  • July 2, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Using at Will" on Minghui.org.
  • July 5, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Drive Out Interference" on Minghui.org.
  • July 21, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "An Announcement" on Minghui.org.
  • August 10, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Rationality" on Minghui.org.
  • August 12, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)" on Minghui.org.
  • August 16, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Falun Buddha Fa (Teaching the Fa at the Western U.S. Fa Conference)," "Falun Buddha Fa (Teaching the Fa at the Eastern U.S. Fa Conference)," "Falun Buddha Fa (Teaching the Fa at the New Zealand Fa Conference)," and "Falun Buddha Fa (Teaching the Fa at the Canada Fa Conference)"
  • October 22, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Suffocate the Evil" on Minghui.org.
  • November 3, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Western U.S. Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • December 18, 2000 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Great Lakes Fa Conference in North America" on Minghui.org.
  • January 1, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Beyond the Limits of Forbearance" on Minghui.org.
  • January 14, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "A Congratulatory Message" to celebrate the Fa conference in Hong Kong and on Minghui.org.
  • February 12, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Rectifying the Colossal Firmament" on Minghui.org.
  • March 4, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Coercion Cannot Change People's Hearts" on Minghui.org.
  • March 19, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "A Message" addressed to the European Fa conference on Minghui.org.
  • April 10, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "A Suggestion" on Minghui.org.
  • April 24, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Dafa Disciples' Righteous Thoughts Are Powerful" on Minghui.org.
  • May 19, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Disciples' Magnificence" on Minghui.org.
  • May 20, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2001 Canada Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • June 6, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "No Politics" on Minghui.org.
  • June 12, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Two Hand Positions for Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts" on Minghui.org.
  • June 14, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "What Are Supernormal Abilities" on Minghui.org.
  • June 17, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "To All Students at the Nordic Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • June 24, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Dafa Is Indestructible" on Minghui.org.
  • July 8, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Fa-Rectification and Cultivation" on Minghui.org.
  • July 17, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Effects of Righteous Thoughts" on Minghui.org.
  • July 26, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Washington, D.C. International Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • August 16, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Fa-Rectification Period Dafa Disciples" on Minghui.org.
  • September 23, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Path" on Minghui.org.
  • October 2, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "To the Second Fa Conference in Russia" on Minghui.org.
  • October 26, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Chill of Autumn's Winds" on Minghui.org.
  • December 13, 2001 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Foretelling the Fa's Rectification of the Human World" on Minghui.org.
  • January 6, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Fa-Lecture at the Conference in Florida, U.S.A." on Minghui.org.
  • January 17, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Guiding the Voyage" and "Falun Buddha Fa (Teaching the Fa at the Central U.S. Fa Conference)".
  • January 26, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Essentials for Further Advancement II."
  • February 2, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published the "Congratulatory Statement to the New York Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • February 11, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "All Dafa disciples around the world, Happy New Year!" and "The Big Stage" on Minghui.org.
  • February 12, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Just A Play" on Minghui.org.
  • February 13, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Cleaning" on Minghui.org.
  • February 14, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Catastrophe" on Minghui.org.
  • February 15, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Foretelling" on Minghui.org.
  • February 16, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Cleaning Out" on Minghui.org.
  • March 8, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Look at Things with Righteous Thoughts" on Minghui.org.
  • April 15, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Touring North America to Teach the Fa".
  • April 25, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Australia Fa Conference".
  • April 27, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Dafa Is Good" on Minghui.org.
  • May 19, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Blessings from Dafa" on Minghui.org.
  • June 1, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Entering the Gate of No-Life" on Minghui.org.
  • June 2, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions" on Minghui.org.
  • June 3, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Difficult Path to Godhood" on Minghui.org.
  • June 7, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Boston" on Minghui.org.
  • June 16, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Heavens Become Clear Again" on Minghui.org.
  • June 21, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Comments on the Article "Some Ideas From Discussions Among Students Who Have Participated in the Sit-In Appeals in Front of the Chinese Embassies and Consulates" on Minghui.org.
  • June 21, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "A Righteous God" on Minghui.org.
  • July 1, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Tathagata" on Minghui.org.
  • August 6, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Washington, D.C. Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • August 21, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Hurry Up and Tell Them" on Minghui.org.
  • September 14, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Be Clearheaded" on Minghui.org.
  • September 15, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "The Net Is Tightening" on Minghui.org.
  • October 14, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Righteous Thoughts" on Minghui.org.
  • December 7, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Philadelphia, U.S.A." on Minghui.org.
  • December 31, 2002 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "New Year's Greetings from Master" on Minghui.org.
  • January 31, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "New Year's Greetings to Dafa Disciples in 2003" and "Descending to the Earthly World" on Minghui.org.
  • February 26, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Fa-Lecture During the 2003 Lantern Festival at the U.S. West Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • March 6, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Explaining the Fa During the 2003 Lantern Festival at the U.S. West Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • May 3, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • May 6, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Explaining the Fa During the 2003 Lantern Festival at the U.S. West Fa Conference."
  • June 18, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Vancouver, Canada, in 2003" on Minghui.org.
  • July 6, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Midwest-U.S. Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • July 28, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Washington DC Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • September 15, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Discussion on Creating Fine Art" on Minghui.org.
  • December 31, 2003 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Master's New Year's Day 2004 Greeting to Dafa Disciples" on Minghui.org.
  • January 21, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • January 24, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Master's Fa Taught in the International Teleconference" on Minghui.org.
  • February 15, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Stop the Evil Acts with Righteous Thoughts" on Minghui.org.
  • March 16, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Eliminate the Dark Minions With Righteous Thoughts" on Minghui.org.
  • March 26, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Western U.S. Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • March 31, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Revision" on Minghui.org.
  • April 12, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Hong Yin II."
  • April 27, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa on Easter, 2004, at the New York Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • May 3, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students" on Minghui.org.
  • June 5, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Chicago Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • June 12, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "First Lecture In the U.S." on falundafa.org.
  • June 20, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "To the Fa Conference in Montreal, Canada" on Minghui.org.
  • June 21, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Master's Message to the European Fa Conference Held in Vienna" on Minghui.org.
  • June 28, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Houston Fa Conference" and "Teaching the Fa at the International Experience Sharing Conference in Beijing" on Falundafa.org.
  • July 19, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "On Reading Weathering the Storm" on Minghui.org.
  • July 30, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Washington DC Fa Conference" on Minghui.org.
  • August 19, 2004 Mr. Li Hongzhi published "Teaching the Fa at the Inauguration Ceremony of Falun Dafa Association in Singapore" on falundafa.org.

2. Circulation of Dafa Books:

  • March 21, 1996 Beijing Youth Daily published a list of best-selling books in Beijing City, with Zhuan Falun as one of them.
  • March 22, 1996 Beijing Evening Daily published a list of best-selling books in January and February, with Zhuan Falun on both lists.
  • June 8, 1996 Beijing Daily announced April's best-selling book list, with Zhuan Falun as one of the best-sellers.
  • August 12 - 22, 2000 Falun Dafa books were featured in an annual book fair in New Delhi, India.
  • April 27, 2001 Falun Dafa books were featured in the Annual International Book Fair in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • June 2-10, 2001 Falun Dafa books were featured in the 16th World Book Fair in Singapore.
  • June 20 - 22, 2001 Falun Dafa books were featured in the Annual National Book Fair in Australia.
  • February 19 - 24, 2002 Falun Dafa books entered the International Book Fair in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • June 1 - 9, 2002 Falun Dafa books were featured at the World Book Fair in Singapore.
  • May 30 - June 1, 2003 Falun Dafa books were featured in the American Book Fair" in Los Angeles, the largest book fair in North America.
  • September 23 - 28, 2003 Falun Dafa books were featured in the 23rd Indonesia Book Fair in Jakarta. It is the largest book fair in Southeast Asia.
  • October 13, 2003 Zhuan Falun was exhibited at the world's largest book fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Zhuan Falun has been translated into more than thirty languages to date. There were twenty-five versions put on exhibition at the book fair, including the Slovakian, Croatian, and Hebrew versions.
  • April 16 - May 9, 2004 Minghui.org reported that Falun Dafa books were featured in the 30th International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, which was attended by 1.3 million people.

Written on August 25, 2004