Italian Monthly Magazine: Millennium China: "The path of Falun Gong cultivation"

An Italian monthly tourism magazine called “Viaggiand” took “Millennium China” as a topic and published a series of articles to introduce the five-thousand-year old Chinese culture, the humanities and the natural landscapes of China in the November 2005 issue. In a special column entitled “The Spirit and the Rule”, Falun Gong is introduced under the title “Falun Gong, a path of cultivation”

The article explained that Falun Gong is a cultivation practice to help people obtain intrinsic improvements. The guiding principles of the cultivation are Truthfulness Compassion and Forbearance, which are the essence of the Chinese millennium ancient culture.

These three simple characters unceasingly influence people's life. Falun Gong is not a religion; neither is it a religious sect because Falun Gong does not have any religious form, exists without churches, priests, leaders and followers. Practitioners discipline themselves in their daily life according to the three-word principle and live peacefully.

Apart from the theory which enables people to obtain a healthy mind and body, Falun Gong’s cultivation has also five sets of exercises: four of them are practised standing, and one is sitting in meditation. The article also informed readers: “It is better to practise the exercises outdoors, but it also can be practised at home and other locations.”

Regarding the persecution of Falun Gong in China, the article helped readers to become aware that Chinese Falun Gong practitioners’ lives and freedom are under violation and that they are suffering brutal torture because they refuse to renounce their faith in Falun Gong.