By a practitioner from Hsinchu, Taiwan

(Clearwisdom.net) Rice noodles and rice balls are the famous, traditional foods in Hsinchu, Taiwan. To promote these traditional foods, the Hsinchu City government and non-governmental organizations hold a "Rice Noodle Rice Ball Festival" every September. Many groups participate. Falun Gong practitioners performed at the last festival and were very much appreciated by the audience, so the organizers invited them to perform their waist drums again this year.

Waist drum performance

Young practitioners sing

The festival was held on September 24, 2006. Falun Gong practitioners performed on their waist drums at the opening ceremony. After the waist drums, practitioners also played violin, flute and erhu. Twelve young practitioners sang two songs and recited one of Master Li's poems.

The host, who is also a practitioner, introduced Falun Gong to the audience. She told how Falun Gong has spread to more than 80 countries, although the Chinese Communist Party persecutes it. She told the audience that Falun Gong is a great benefit to society and encouraged the audience to learn more about Falun Gong on the Internet.

Posting date: 9/29/2006
Original article date: 9/28/2006
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/9/26/138701.html