(Clearwisdom.net) Before the persecution began on July 20, 1999, group practice of Falun Gong practitioners could be seen every morning in every park, on lawns, or in other open spaces. The following photos were taken of practitioners doing the exercises one morning at a practice site near the National Ocean Bureau, Fuxingmenwai, Beijing and at another practice site in front of Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiao, Haidian District, Beijing in 1998.

Group practice of almost one thousand practitioners near the National Ocean Bureau in 1998

Group practice of nearly one thousand practitioners in front of Capital Gymnasium in 1998

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