(Clearwisdom.net) July 14, 2006 is Bastille Day, the most important national holiday in France. Many French citizens celebrated on the streets. Falun Gong practitioners from France held activities at a plaza from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Their performances and demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises attracted a lot of people.
  Demonstration of the exercises |
  Spectators following along with the practitioners' movements |
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The performances started with the dance, "Lotus Flowers". Practitioners also performed traditional Chinese fan dancing and waist drumming. The beautiful dance "Rotating Falun" attracted many people with the gentle movements and colorful traditional costumes.
Practitioners introduced Falun Gong to the spectators, explaining that it is an ancient Chinese qigong practice, which can improve one's physical and mental health. Practitioners told spectators that while they are celebrating this national holiday together with traditional Chinese performances, a lot of Falun Gong practitioners in China are being brutally persecuted. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) jails them in labor camps, even secret concentration camps, where the CCP harvests organs, including the cornea, kidney, heart, liver and skin from living Falun Gong practitioners. The CCP then cremates their bodies to eliminate the evidence.
  Citizens sign a petition to condemn the CCP |
  Citizens reading truth-clarifying materials |
Many people were shocked by the CCP's brutality. They could not believe that such brutal tortures have been applied to these kind people. Many citizens were angry and they signed on the petition form and called for an end of the persecution. One man said that all the Communist powers are disasters. The public media should focus on what is happening in China. This gentleman called upon all governments to take actions to protect Falun Gong practitioners. He said that the French leaders should take action soon, otherwise the situation will become worse and worse.
The truth-clarification display boards and materials gave people more information, including a lot of persecution cases and other evidence. One woman said that when she read the truth-clarifying materials, she felt very angry. She said that the French government and other governments should take actions to stop this persecution. She told practitioners that their clarifying the truth is a very good thing. She hopes that people from every corner of the world will hear the practitioners' voice.
Another man was very angry about the CCP's harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. He said that the organ harvesting is not human behavior, and everybody who learns about it should stand up to stop it. He said that crimes like this should not continue.
Regarding to practitioners' performances, this man said, "The performances were fabulous. They are art, and have their own spiritual content. They manifest the beauty of Chinese culture. The colorful costumes are also a good way to put on display the Chinese culture. The dancing and demonstration of the exercises are very interesting. I hope that you will have more activities in the future."
A woman was deeply moved by the performances. She said, "The performances are very gentle and peaceful. The demonstration of the exercises makes me feel a kind of communication between the body and spirit, which is very wonderful. This kind of art has already been lost in our country. The music also makes me feel peaceful."
She continued, "I think that the French government should investigate the persecution and condemn it. Although it is difficult to govern a big country like China, the Chinese government should not take communication difficulties as excuses to persecute Falun Gong. The extreme actions, such as torture, killing and repression, are not tolerable. We must condemn the CCP's crime."
Through the beauty of Falun Dafa and the brutality of the persecution, people can see the contrast between goodness and evil in the world. The peace, compassion and solid will of Falun Gong practitioners deeply moved the French spectators.
