(Clearwisdom.net) The Falun Dafa Divine Land Marching Band in Korea recently won an award at the Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival- the largest dance festival in Korea. The festival has been held in Cheonan City every year in October since 2003.
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The opening ceremony was held on October 5. In the six days of celebration, dancing and art groups from over 20 countries participated in the folk dancing shows, competitions, and parades.
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The Divine Land Marching Band was invited to participate in the parades at the opening and closing ceremonies on October 6 and October 10. Behind the Divine Land Marching Band, there were practitioners dressed in golden costumes demonstrating the five Falun Dafa exercises to the bystanders along the way.
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On the evening of October 10, the mayor of Cheonan Sung Moo-Yong gave an award to the Divine Land Marching Band at the closing ceremony.
The captain of the Band, Quan Yongyou, expressed his appreciation to the mayor and the reviewing committee. "We will continue to improve our performance and present even better work in front of the audience," said Quan, "All the members of the Band worked hard to win this award. I thank them very much."
Member of the Band Cui Duomei said that there were many students and residents of Cheonan giving the band a lot of cheers along the parade route. Cui said, "We could feel their encouragement and enthusiasm. The hosts of the parade continued to praise our performance and expressed the will to learn the practice. Being a member of the band, I am really proud."
The Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival was awarded the most outstanding festival by the Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
