Photographer Yu De
(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of October 1, 2005, a benefit
performance to rescue the orphaned children of persecuted Falun Gong
practitioners was held at Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. The artists were Falun
Gong practitioners from various places in Germany and Austria. Some traveled
seven or eight hundred kilometers (up to 500 miles) from cities in northern
Germany to take part in the event.
 
Fan dance |
Male vocal solo |
As the event was held during the famous Oktoberfest, Marienplatz was packed
with tourists from all over the world. It rained throughout the afternoon but
the show went on regardless. The crowd's enthusiasm was not at all dampened by
the rain. The brilliant performance won many rounds of applause from the
enthusiastic audience, who were eager to hear about the situation of persecuted
Falun Gong orphans in China.
Dance: Ode to Lotus |
Solo dance depicting Falun Gong practitioners suffering in prison |
It has been six years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Jiang
regime started the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. Nearly three thousand
Falun Gong practitioners have been verified being persecuted to death. Hundreds
of thousands have been illegally sent to forced labor camps. Almost a hundred
million Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to the genocidal policies,
"Destroy their reputation, bankrupt them financially and annihilate them
physically." Families of Falun Gong practitioners face huge trauma from
seeing the persecution of their relatives, especially the elderly and children.
Many Falun Gong practitioners who have had their lives taken in this
persecution left behind children with no one to care for them. Some children are
young Falun Gong practitioners who were expelled from school for following the
principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." Some children
became homeless as their parents were incarcerated. These children have no
source of income and wander around homeless in a state of fear and loneliness.
They are in urgent need of rescue.
Fan Dance |
Female Vocal Solo |
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Waist drum performance: Spring Thounders
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The bloody, brutal persecution has continued non-stop for more than six
years. Due to the CCP's information blockade, it is difficult for people to
learn the truth about this persecution. In order for the German public to learn
more and help the orphans, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany held an open-air
benefit performance so that the tragedy in China could be put to a stop as soon
as possible. Having learned about the persecution in China through the
performance, many people signed a petition in support of Falun Gong
practitioners. Some commented to practitioners that the performance was truly
wonderful, and some hoped the persecution could end as soon as possible. Some
even gave their umbrellas to practitioners standing in the rain.
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200510/29256.html
