(Clearwisdom.net) On January 13, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners from central Taiwan got together on the campus of Chunghsing University, and formed an image of a young practitioner sending forth righteous thoughts and below them were the Chinese characters "Happy New Year Master."

The image formed by practitioners shows a young practitioner sending forth righteous thoughts. The Chinese characters read "Happy New Year Master."

Forming the image and characters on the campus of Chunghsing University

Falun Gong practitioners expressed that the purpose of forming characters and images is to express their gratitude to Master Li Hongzhi and encourage fellow practitioners to do the three things well. Also, practitioners hoped to raise awareness about the persecution by forming the characters.

Falun Dafa was introduced to Taiwan in April 1995. So far, there are almost 1000 exercise sites in 300 towns in Taiwan. Practitioners come from all walks of life, including college professors, doctors, lawyers, engineers, government officers, military soldiers, businessmen, students, farmers and housewives.

While Falun Gong has been persecuted in mainland China since 1999, it has spread very quickly in Taiwan. In every corner of Taiwan, there are people practicing Falun Gong. Falun Gong is also strongly supported by every level of government and society.

Forming characters in front of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in 2000

Forming characters in front of the presidential hall in 2002

Forming characters on Falun Dafa Day 2002

Forming characters on Falun Dafa Day 2002

1500 practitioners formed characters on July 18, 2004.

Forming characters in front of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall on January 8, 2005

Celebrating Falun Dafa Day on 2005

4000 practitioners formed an image of a Falun on December 25, 2005.

5000 practitioners formed characters, wishing Master Li a happy birthday on May 13, 2007.

4000 practitioners formed characters "Falun Dafa is good" on December 1, 2007.