(Clearwisdom.net)

In October 2004, several dozen famous 19^th and 20^th century Chinese paintings were exhibited free of charge, including Qi Baishi's unrivalled works, "Single Horse" by Xu Beihong, well-known painter Zhang Daqian's works, Daoguang Emperor's calligraphies, and Empress Dowager Cixi's paintings. The exhibition was held in the Waldorf Astoria and was open to the public from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm from October 21 to 24.

Numerous guests attended the opening ceremony, and a constant flow of people came to visit the four-day exhibition. On the first day, some people were already waiting before the exhibition began. 

After viewing the exhibition, a mother and daughter who came from Mainland China to visit New York had the following conversation. The daughter said to her mother, "Mom, please also practice Falun Gong!"

Visitors viewing the paintings