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Japanese Audiences Treasure Cultural Essence of Shen Yun

World NewsFebruary 8, 20170Comments

Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off its 2017 Asia Tour on January 26 at the ROHM Theatre Kyoto in Kyoto, Japan. The company presented 7 sold-out shows in three major cities in Japan from January 26 to February 2. “My Dormant Heart Was Jolted Back to Life” “My dormant heart was jolted back to life,” said…

Adelaide: Falun Dafa Well Received in Australia Day Parade

Australia NewsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners performed in the Australia Day Parade on January 26, 2017 in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. They have been invited to this event every year for over a decade. The practitioners brought a colorful float and demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises in traditional costumes. The Dafa practitioners drew much attention from spectators…

Falun Gong Artworks Impact Employees and Visitors at Pennsylvania Capitol

World NewsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held a “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” Art Exhibition in the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg from January 4 to 30. As the state representatives initiated a resolution condemning the state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China, the art exhibition offered a chance for the lawmakers and staff members to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution of…

Falun Dafa Banners and Posters Appear in Hebei Province over Chinese New Year

China NewsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Banners and posters have appeared on city streets in Hebei Province over Chinese New Year, to bring the message of Falun Dafa and to expose the persecution. Messages include “Falun Dafa is great” “Truthfulness Compassion Tolerance are great,” and, “Quit the Chinese Communist Party, the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers to be safe.” Because…

A Trip to Heaven In My Dream

InsightsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

My wife and I started our cultivation in Falun Dafa in March 2015. We have experienced many miracles even though we haven't cultivated for very long. My wife and I are both in our 60s. She had suffered serious rheumatoid arthritis and throat inflammation for many years. Her finger joints and ankles were terribly swollen,…

Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in National Day Celebrations

Australia NewsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Celebrations were held on January 26, Australia Day, in Melbourne and Sydney Australia. Falun Gong practitioners participated in a grand parade in Melbourne and a stage performance in a community in North Sydney. Participation in Melbourne Grand Parade More than 80 groups with various traditional dress participated in a grand parade on Swanston Street…

Falun Gong Supporters in China Wish Master Li Hongzhi a Happy Chinese New Year

China News, World NewsJanuary 29, 20170Comments

Despite the severe persecution of Falun Gong in China, many people learned the real story behind the persecution due to practitioners' efforts to raise awareness. After seeing through the communist regime's propaganda and showing their support, many of these people reported experiencing good fortune. On the eve of Chinese New Year, Falun Gong supporters…

Shen Yun Offers Grace and Inspiration to North American Audiences

World NewsJanuary 29, 20170Comments

Shen Yun Performing Arts' 2017 North American tour has been enthralling audiences across the United States and Canada since early January. Shen Yun's International Company gave six performances at the Kennedy Centre Opera House at the U.S. Capitol from January 17 through January 22, 2017. The occasion attracted over 10,000 attendees, and for some performances,…

University of Pennsylvania: Falun Gong Participates in Chinese New Year Celebrations

World NewsJanuary 29, 20170Comments

The 36th Chinese New Year celebration in University of Pennsylvania was held on January 21, 2017, Saturday. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate. It was their nineteenth year to participate in the event. The celebration was held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, which is well-known for multicultural exchange and…

Switzerland: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for End to Persecution on Eve of Chinese President’s Visit

World NewsJanuary 29, 20170Comments

On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Switzerland, Falun Gong practitioners gathered on Waisenhausplatz in the capital city of Bern on January 14, 2017 to call for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution. The practitioners also called for an end to the CCP's state-sanctioned organ harvesting from living…

Feeling Blessed: My Son’s Journey to Becoming a Young Man of Outstanding Character

InsightsJanuary 29, 20170Comments

Around the end of my son's first year of high school, in 2015, he came home from school and handed me a certificate, beaming with pride. He had been voted “model student” by 31 of his 36 classmates. Looking at my son’s bright and innocent face, I was filled with emotion. My memory raced back…

2016 Year in Review: Another Successful Year of Peaceful Resistance

World NewsJanuary 20, 20170Comments

In 2016, Falun Gong's peaceful resistance to the brutal persecution marked its 17th year. Calls from Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters for an end to forced organ harvesting in China was recognised by the international community in 2016. American and European lawmakers passed resolutions and declarations requesting that the Chinese regime put a stop…