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France: Activity at Place de la Porte Maillot Receives Warm Public Support (Photos) By French practitioners
(Clearwisdom.net) On September 24th, 2005, as part of a tour of Paris
to let people know about Falun Gong, French Falun Gong practitioners went to
Place de la Porte Maillot in the 17th district of west Paris. From the Place, the famous Eiffel Tower can be seen not far away in the
south, while La D¨¦fense is nearby in the northwest. Palais des Congr¨¨s de
Paris is also located here. Therefore, this location attracts many tourists from
different places. Traditional-style Chinese music and a demonstration of the peaceful Falun
Gong exercises attracted the attention of many passers-by. Leaflets about Falun
Gong in different languages broke the language barrier and made it very easy for
people from different countries to learn about the ongoing brutal persecution of
Falun Gong in China. Many people signed the petition calling for an immediate
end to the persecution. The tour planted the seeds of kindness in hearts of many
people. During the activity we found out that a lot of people have already heard of
Falun Gong. For example a gentleman said he didn't need the leaflet: "I
knew Falun Gong a long time ago." He then signed his name to the petition
to show his support. There was another gentleman who came to us to ask what
Falun Gong is. A lady standing close to him immediately told him there are
people practising Falun Gong in the park. They all got a positive impression of
Falun Gong. Some people showed great interest in the Falun Gong exercises after seeing
the demonstration. A lady said: "This exercise method can effectively open
energy channels in the body, it's wonderful." After learning that Falun
Gong belongs to the cultivation method of the Buddha school, a gentleman said
with great pleasure: "A cultivation way in the Buddha school: it's
great!" Kind-hearted people were very saddened when they heard about the ongoing
brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. They all condemned the evil actions
of the Chinese Communist regime and showed their support for Falun Gong and
their objection to the persecution by signing the petition. Some people, after
signing the petition, said in Chinese, "Thank you." Others said,
"I hope China will change one day." Posting date: 10/3/2005
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