(Minghui.org) May 13, 2013 was the celebration of the 14th World Falun Dafa Day, the 21st anniversary of the founding of Falun Dafa, and the 62nd birthday of Falun Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi. Falun Dafa practitioners gathered at Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan and held a series of activities on May 12 to introduce the practice to tourists and to draw attention to the persecution in China. They also expressed their gratitude to Master Li for introducing such a wonderful practice.
Falun Dafa practitioners in Taiwan celebrate the 21st anniversary of Falun Dafa and the 62nd birthday of Falun Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi
The Divine Land Marching Band, Waist Drummers, and a chorus celebrated with music. Young practitioners sang songs and gave dance performances. Other practitioners handed out flyers to tourists, with more information more about the practice and the persecution.
Young practitioners put on a play to express their gratitude toward Master Li and Falun Dafa.
Little practitioners’ singing and dancing wins warm applause.
Many visitors to Sun Moon Lake were drawn to the activities. The majority of tourists were from China, many of whom took a lot of pictures.
Mr. Chang Ke-Chia, Assistant Director of the International Rotary Club District 3460, came and joined the celebration. He said that he was honored to be a part of it, and believed that practitioners benefit a lot from this wonderful practice. He followed along with the Falun Gong exercise demonstration.
Falun Dafa practitioners demonstrate the exercises
Mr. Chen Yingcong is a retired school principal. Before he retired, he was always stressed out at work. He tried everything but nothing could help release his stress. He then found Falun Dafa. Mr. Chen relates, “When I interact with practitioners, I saw that they were different from other people. They were selfless, pure and considerate.” After he became a practitioner, he knew more about how to treat others and be tolerant.
Mr. Chen talked about how his 81-year-old mother recovered from late stage liver fibrosis. When his mother was dying, he asked her whether she wanted to practice Falun Dafa. She nodded. He told her to recite, “Falun Dafa is good” and played Falun Dafa music for her. Over the following days she got much better. Gradually, she recovered through the practice.
Mr. Hou Junlin is a senior in university. His cousin from the U.S. came to Taiwan and taught him and his family the Falun Gong exercises. His cousin gave him a copy of Zhuan Falun and he finished reading it in two days. Within the past few years, his sinusitis and bronchitis have disappeared. Four years in college, and he never had to see a doctor once. He became more considerate and no longer hurt others with ironic jokes.
Ms. Chen, a new practitioner, came to the event with her husband and child. She appreciates Dafa's teaching of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance a lot and is happy that she became a practitioner. Ms. Jiang is a new practitioner too. A practitioner introduced Falun Dafa to her when she was in Vietnam. After she got married, her mother-in-law also recommended it to her. She’s been reading Falun Dafa books over the past few months and has benefited greatly from it.
The Divine Land Marching Band performs at Sun Moon Lake. Many Chinese tourists enjoy the performance.
