(Minghui.org) On Chinese New Year’s Day (February 16, 2018), Falun Dafa practitioners from ethnic minorities in China sent in their greetings to wish revered Master Li a happy holiday.

The well-wishers come from the more than 50 ethnic groups, including Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, Uyghur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Bouyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, She, Lisu, Dongxiang, Gelao, Lahu, Wa, Sui, Nakhi, Qiang, Tu, Mulao, Xibe, Kyrgyz, Jingpo, Daur, Salar, Blang, Maonan, Tajik, Pumi, Achang, Nu, Evenki, Gin, Jino, De'ang, Bonan, Yugur, Uzbek, Monba, Oroqen, Derung, Hezhen, Gaoshan, Lhoba, and Tatars.

A group of practitioners living in Beijing wrote in their greeting, “We represent more than two dozen ethnic groups. In order to talk to people about Falun Dafa, we’ve learned how to speak Mandarin Chinese and now have no trouble conversing with Beijing residents.”

Mongolian practitioners expressed their wish for Master Li to return to China and wrote that they’d welcome Master Li with their ethnic dances, milk tea and khata.

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province has 13 ethnic groups. Practitioners there also sent in their greetings to wish Master Li a happy Chinese New Year.

The well-wishers hail from the following regions:

BeijingYingkou City of Liaoning ProvinceShizuishan City of Ningxia ProvinceDuolun County and Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner of Inner MongoliaLinxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu ProvinceChangji City of Xinjiang ProvinceHonghe Hani, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan ProvinceXiuyan Manchu Autonomous County and Shenyang City of Liaoning ProvinceLongjing City of Jilin Province