Taiwan: Practitioners Hold a Candlelight Vigil to Mark 23-Year-Long Persecution of Falun Gong

(Minghui.org) July 20, 2022 marks 23 years of the persecution of Falun Gong, which was launched in 1999. To commemorate those being persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Falun Gong practitioners from Taitung met for a candlelight vigil and mourned those who died because of the persecution. The activities were held on July 16, 2022, at Seaside Park.

Practitioners hold activities calling for an end to the 23 years long persecution of Falun Gong.

Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises.

Many tourists were still seen by sundown. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the Dafa exercises, and also displayed truth-clarification poster boards at the time. Many stopped to read the poster boards, and others took pictures of practitioners doing the exercises.

Mr. Liao began learning the exercise movements on the side when watching practitioners. He said, “My daughter likes to dance, therefore I enrolled her in the Taiwanese Niao Song High School of the Arts. I think the school’s artistic programs and moral education are very good. My daughter brought me a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa when she returned home from school.” Mr. Liao was happy to have encountered Falun Dafa practitioners at that time.

Practitioners held activities calling for an end to the 23-year-long persecution of Falun Dafa at Seaside Park on July 16, 2022.

Practitioners sat facing the Pacific Ocean during nightfall while holding a candlelight vigil to mourn the practitioners persecuted to death. Light rain started to fall and it almost seemed as if heaven and earth were weeping for those practitioners who died as a result of the persecution. A local resident watched practitioners while sitting afar. He stayed until the candlelight vigil ended.

Mr. Ye, the organizer of the event, stated, “We would like to awaken people’s conscience and compassion, and also realize the truth of the existence of the evil nature of the CCP. We hope that by collecting signatures for the petition, the persecution will end soon.”

Mr. Ye continued, “Every candlelight represents hope and contains memories of those who died. The candle lights also spread the message, ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. Falun Dafa is good.’ It connects life with heaven and earth while waiting for a new future.”

Raising Awareness of Falun Dafa To Chinese Tourists

Ms. Hsuen Tsing (right), a Falun Dafa practitioner said, “Falun Dafa practitioners in China are to be admired. I hope the persecution ends soon.”

Ms. Hsuen Tsing, a Falun Dafa practitioner who persists in clarifying the truth to the political and legal systems in China said, “Falun Dafa practitioners in China expose the evil deeds by uploading contact information of the bad CCP members on the Minghui website. Practitioners outside of China use this contact information to make phone calls in the hope that bad individuals will reform.”

“We would tell these evil ones that their acts were already made known internationally. In addition, we also tell them the truth about Falun Dafa and the fact that good will be rewarded and evil be punished.” Ms. Hsuen Tsing said that these phone calls have awakened their conscience. Many of the CCP members are now afraid to commit bad deeds, while some have turned over a new leaf and protect Falun Dafa practitioners.”

“Many Party members in the judicial systems have learned to think independently, and no longer blindly obey the commands of the CCP. They have chosen a better future for themselves. Many police officers have also protected practitioners in different ways. For example, they would call practitioners and tell them to stay safe. They also tell those who report Falun Dafa practitioners that no one has time to arrest practitioners, or pretend to take a trip.”

Practitioners who attended the activity hoped that more locals could learn the truth about Falun Dafa and choose a better future for themselves.

Practitioners held a candlelight vigil at nightfall. They mourn practitioners who were persecuted to death during the 23-year-long persecution.