Singapore: Group Practice Held to Mark April 25 Appeal

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners held activities in Hong Lim Park, Singapore on April 16, 2024 to mark the 25^th anniversary of the April 25 appeal. 

Representative Ms. Huang of the Falun Dafa Association explains why the April 25 appeal was held. 

Group practice in Hong Lim Park on April 16

Paintings from “The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition” were displayed along the park’s walking path. The artworks depict the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa, and Dafa practitioners’ courage and resolve in the face of persecution. 

Passersby view the paintings and talk with practitioners to learn more about Falun Dafa.

Several young people from China took photos of the paintings and listened to a practitioner’s explanation. Though they had been misled by the CCP’s propaganda, they understood the true nature of the Party and decided to quit their memberships in the CCP and its affiliated organizations. 

Two Chinese girls listened to a practitioner’s discussion of the CCP-staged Tiananmen self-immolation incident and the CCP’s history. The practitioner recommended they read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. She also explained the background stories of two paintings and told them why practitioners in China advise people to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. The girls decided to quit the Communist Youth League. 

A group of young Chinese students paused to learn about the event. They told a practitioner that in textbooks in China there was description of the CCP-staged Tiananmen self-immolation incident to frame Falun Dafa. The practitioner told the students how the CCP avoided fighting with Japanese invaders in World War II, how the CCP caused the great famine in the late 1950s, and how the CCP staged the Tiananmen self-immolation incident to frame Falun Dafa. He also answered their questions. Two of the students decided to quit the Party and its affiliated organizations. 

People Learn About Falun Dafa

Despite a light rain, many local residents and tourists stayed for a long time to learn about Falun Dafa and the persecution. Some people were drawn to the peaceful scene as practitioners did the exercises, and some said they wished to learn them.

Laura, a young woman from Australia, was traveling in Southeast Asia. She said that the event gave her a positive feeling about Falun Dafa and that Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. A practitioner described the five sets of exercises to her, encouraged her to learn them, and told her that Falun Dafa is also practiced in Australia.

An Indian man who has worked in Singapore for more than seven years asked about a practice location near his home. He’d never heard of Falun Dafa before, and said he was looking for a way to improve himself. He felt that some problems in life could not be answered in religion, and he was dealing with some unsolvable troubles. A practitioner told him the location of the practice site and about the nine-day free Falun Dafa seminar, and also shared his own practice experiences.

Ida from Malay listened as a practitioner talked about her experience of practicing Falun Dafa. The practitioner told her that people of different ethnic groups practice Falun Dafa around the world. Ida told the practitioner that after she was vaccinated she felt unwell and dizzy and she was worried about her health.

Participant of April 25 Appeal Recalls the Event

Xiumei, who participated in the original April 25 appeal in Beijing, said that Falun Dafa benefits the country and people, and said she became healthy after she began practicing. 

She said she started to practice Falun Dafa in 1996. After practicing for just over a month, she felt like she had been reborn. All her illnesses were gone. Recalling what she saw on April 25, 1999, Xiumei said she is still deeply moved by the self-discipline, peace, selflessness and kindness shown by practitioners that day.

“After practicing the exercises in the morning, I heard that some practitioners had been arrested in Tianjin,” she said. “Several practitioners wanted to report the situation to the central government. I had benefited so much from practicing Falun Dafa that I also decided to go to the central government.

“We went there directly from the practice site. Police led the crowd onto Fuyou Street. There were already many people there, more than 10,000 people. There was no chaos at all, and the traffic was smooth. There were two rows of people standing in front. There were also people meditating and reading books in the back. The police just smoked and chatted, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.”

Xiumei continued, “I didn’t bring anything with me. When I got hungry I bought a piece of bread and a bottle of water. In the evening I heard that the issue was resolved satisfactorily, and the crowd dispersed. It was quiet and orderly. It felt wonderful and I didn’t feel tired at all that day.”

Xiumei, like countless other practitioners, has been peacefully protesting the persecution for 25 years. She hopes that people can use their own conscience to judge major issues, learn the truth, and choose a better future.