(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in Austria conducted the “Lotus Journey” car tour to clarify the truth in eight cities from July 18-22, 2022.

They traveled westward from Graz in south-central Austria to Klagenfurt, Villach, and Bregenz on the Swiss border, and went back eastward to Innsbruck, Salzburg, Linz, and Sankt Pölten. Along the way, they informed people of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. They collected signatures from many people.

Activity in Graz, the Capital of the State of Styria

Falun Gong practitioners first went to Graz, the capital of the Styria State on July 18. A history teacher visited their booth to sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution. He said, “I must talk about this topic in my class and let my students know the truth.” He took some Falun Dafa informational materials about the CCP’s organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners and offered to show a film about the persecution in his school.

Another man asked for more information about Falun Gong. He said that he had just resigned from his job because he hoped to have time to explore the meaning of life. He also wanted to find a suitable spiritual practice, that he had a predestined relationship with Falun Gong practitioners, and that he would go to the group practice site to learn the exercises.

Practitioners continued their westward journey to Klagenfurt, the capital of Carinthia, and the City of Villach. In Klagenfurt on July 19 they met the famous Austrian musician Andreas Gabalier and his cousin. His music is well known in the area, with more than 4 million views on YouTube.

After reading the flier, his cousin asked Gabalier if he wanted to write a piece for the practitioners. Gabalier said that he had noticed Dafa practitioners clarifying the truth when he was in the cafe and would continue to pay attention.

The car tour continued westward to Bregenz, the capital of Faralberg on July 20. The practitioners met two musicians who were in the town to participate in the opening ceremony of a local music festival. One of the musicians was from China, and the other was from Russia. They read the practitioners’ display boards for a long time.

A practitioner told them that over 4,000 people have died as a result of the CCP’s persecution and exposed the CCP-staged self-immolation incident on Tiananmen Square. The Russian musician quickly understood the CCP’s deception. The Chinese musician thanked the practitioners for giving him information different from the CCP propaganda he’d heard since childhood. He also accepted the Dafa materials about renouncing the Party.

Tyrol State

The practitioners traveled east to Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol State, and Salzburg, the capital of Salzburg State on July 21. Local people visited the information booth. The practitioners clarified the truth to the clerk when they passed by an ice cream shop. The clerk was appalled after he heard about the CCP’s persecution and offered to let the practitioners leave Falun Dafa fliers in the shop for people’s perusal.

July 22 was the last day of the tour to clarify the truth. The car tour went to Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, and Sankt Pölten, the capital of Lower Austria. There were street artist performances in Linz that day. The practitioners’ booth also attracted artists from various countries who were interested in learning about Falun Gong. Falun Gong leaflets in different languages were circulated.