On the morning of September 24th, BAPS International Care held the WALK 2006 in front of Philadelphia City Hall. The theme of this event was "Building a Better Community One Step at a Time." Falun Gong practitioners were invited to perform the exercises and traditional lion dance.
The Falun Gong exercise demonstration attracted many spectators |
When the practitioners were demonstrating the exercises, many spectators copied their movements. Mr. Feng, 74, was one of the performers. He said that he had come to the US half a year ago in a wheelchair because he had brain cancer. He later learned Falun Gong from his daughter and son-in-law and formally quit the Chinese Communist Party and all its affiliated organisations. He is now healthy and happy and practises Falun Gong every day with his wife. With a tradition of believing in Buddha and God over several thousand years, East Indian participants found it very easy to communicate with the Chinese practitioners from a cultural perspective. The event organiser said: "The Lion Dance and Falun Gong exercise demonstration are great! It is the first time for some Indians, especially children, to see traditional Chinese culture."
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