Taiwan: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in Chungcheng Park

On the afternoon of December 12th, 2004, Chungcheng Park in Dahsi Town, Taoyuan County was vibrant with a constant stream of vendors and tourists. Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities, including exercise demonstrations, distributing leaflets and talking to people about Falun Gong and the persecution taking place in China. The beautiful exercise music and peaceful exercises attracted the attention of many people.

Practitioners discuss the contents of the display boards with passersby	A young practitioner presents a balloon to a little boy and tells him that Falun Dafa is great

An older man stood in front of the display boards for quite a long time and was reluctant to leave. When a practitioner walked up to him and greeted him, he happily said, "I know this practise; those who practise it all say it is good." When he saw the pictures depicting the brutality against these practitioners, he became upset and said loudly, "the Communist Party has no reason to do this. The practitioners practise so well and have benefited from the practise, but the Party can't bear seeing others live a good life. It's really unreasonable!" Finally, he took some information materials and thanked the practitioners repeatedly. Large groups of people passed by and would spontaneously stop and read the display boards. this way, they could gain a general understanding of Falun Dafa.

People passing by read the display boards attentively

A passerby immediately learned the exercises from practitioners. A practitioner from a distant city (Keelung) took the initiative to explain to his relatives travelling with him about the popularity of Falun Dafa around the world and the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Some people enthusiastically asked if there were practise sites where they lived. People in the Dahsi area showed great interest in the newly established practise site at the area, and said that they would go to take a look.

Many children who came with their parents constantly looked at the balloons in the hands of the little Falun Gong practitioners. They happily thanked the young practitioners who politely walked up to them and presented them with balloons and told them that "Falun Dafa is good." Mothers always smiled and read the materials we offered them. One of the mothers nodded her head and said, "These little practitioners are indeed pure and cute. We can also have our children learn it!" A boy passed by the exercise demonstration with his family and told his mother that he would like to come learn Falun Gong.

Though the entire activity only lasted two hours, it was very effective. Many people who wanted to learn Falun Gong obtained the materials to get them started, and they also expressed their sense of justice: "We oppose Mainland China's current suppression of such a good practise that improves people's moral standards. We will show more concern about it and help stop the persecution."