In Memory of Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Yuhuan from Changchun City, Jilin Province

An October 11th, 2007 news item on the Minghui website [Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net] shocked and deeply saddened me--the death as a result of torture of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Yuhuan.

In Memory of Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Yuhuan from Changchun City

Ms. Wang Yuhuan, about 60 years old, was a worker at a small factory in Changchun City. Prior to her practising Falun Gong, she had developed various illnesses and had a short temper. Her many consultations with doctors all year long left her debt-ridden. When the cold winter came she had no winter shoes to wear. In addition, she had to take care of her handicapped mother. She and her mother lived in a cramped room without plumbing or heat. They used a small electric cooker to warm themselves and do some cooking. Ms. Wang Yuhuan was then in her forties, but looked very old.

As soon as Ms. Wang Yuhuan had received the Falun Gong, book Zhuan Falun [This book comprises the principal teachings of Falun Gong], she read it all night, while in tears. She deeply understood that this was her chance to be rescued. She then took the path of practising Falun Gong. Soon after she started her practice, her various illnesses disappeared and her temper became amiable.

At the time, practitioners went to the People's Square to do the morning exercises every day, and after work we went to a Falun Gong study group. After study and practice, she compassionately cared for her mother and read books to her. Subsequently, her mother no longer caused her trouble.

On July 20th, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Jiang Zemin regime, [former leader of China and instigator of the persecution] began persecuting Falun Gong. From that date on we did meet very often, but I often heard news about her.

In order to speak out for justice for Falun Gong to the central government leaders and call for a stop to the persecution of Falun Gong, Ms. Wang Yuhuan went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. As a result she was arrested, beaten and tortured many times. In recent years, when she was found distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the truth about Falun Dafa, police officials and Communist regime agents tortured her half to death. Ms. Wang compassionately explained the persecution facts to the policemen who detained her, and some policemen were deeply touched. The authorities had released her unconditionally many times. In the third open letter written by lawyer Gao Zhisheng to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Mr. Gao enumerated the facts of the torture of Ms. Wang Yuhuan at the hands of the CCP, including many persecution details.

Ms. Wang Yuhuan considered her own safety the least of her worries, as long as what she did was for the good of exposing the persecution She distributed leaflets exposing the persecution, hung banners, told people "Falun Dafa is good" in various public places, and persuaded people to quit the CCP. Many people dispelled their misgivings and renounced the CCP.

In recent years I met Ms. Wang Yuhuan several times. Despite being repeatedly tortured, she had regained her health within two weeks through studying the Falun Dafa teachings and doing the exercises. She walked like a young person, and her face was wrinkle-free.

A good person who believed in the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" was tortured to death by the CCP, simply because she exposed the facts of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. We will continue to reveal the atrocities of the CCP and explain the facts to people until the persecution ends. We hope that governments, groups from different countries, international organisations and all people of conscience in the world will recognise the CCP's evil nature and help stop the persecution.

Ms. Wang Yuhuan's Cultivation Experience Before July 20th, 1999

Falun Dafa Has Rescued Me from the Abyss of Misery

I am Wang Yuhuan and I am forty-four years old this year. (Note: 1999)

Since I was young, I had been looking for a spiritual path, and I became a Buddhist in 1990. During the years I cultivated in Buddhism my health was on the edge of collapse. I developed lobar pneumonia, nephritis with four plus signs, renal failure, heart disease, duodenal ulcer, anaemia, rheumatoid arthritis, a mouth ulcer, enteritis, bronchitis, internal and external hemorrhoids, neurosis and amnesia. The most serious illness was acute uraemia. When I experienced an acute episode one time, I went into a coma. The hospital declared that I was on the verge of death. However, my family members did not come to the hospital, so no one signed the hospital paper for me.

My classmates and colleague came to take care of me. The hospital head was shocked by my condition and used the best medicine to rescue me. I was thus spared from death. Later, when I went out to buy some medicine I passed out and fell to the ground twice. A passerby took me to the hospital for treatment. After I regained consciousness I went to my workplace. During the years of my illness I spent 20,000-30,000 yuan¹ on medical fees. I had become a difficult case at my workplace. If I was in the hospital no one would take care of me. If I left the hospital and lived in the dormitory at my workplace, I was unable to take care of myself. I was 5' 3" tall, weighed 76 lbs., and was pale and ashen. When I carried water, I tied the pot on my neck with the rope and crawled in the yard. Once I had crawled to my home, only half a pot of water was left. I also suffered from severe hair loss. Amnesia caused me to have difficulty speaking, and my memory had deteriorated so badly that when I went out I was often unable to find my way back home.

I was bedridden and felt hopeless.

In July 1996, my younger sister's neighbour suggested that I practise Falun Gong. I took the Falun Dafa book Zhuan Falun with me and read it continuously from 4:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. the next day. I read it incessantly and was in tears. After reading Zhuan Falun I understood everything. All of my experiences in forty years, including expectations from childhood, studying Buddhism for over six years, the pressure from society and family members' verbal abuse, have led me to this precious moment!"

I have changed so much since beginning Falun Gong practice. Soon after beginning the practice, all of my illnesses disappeared and my hair became black and thick. When I worked I had the strength of a young man. One day the central heating at my workplace leaked, and water accumulated up to my knees. My colleagues had not yet arrived. I stood in the ice-cold water for more than two hours while cleaning it out and felt very well. My changes shocked all of my colleagues. The leaders at my workplace said, "In the past you were on the edge of death many times, and at that time you were our big problem and unable to carry a pot of water. It is so miraculous how you've changed." Due to my changes, many relatives and friends began to practise Falun Gong.

With my physical changes came changes in my mind. I had become serene and peaceful. In addition, my way of thinking and viewpoints have also changed.

I live in a small, 6.5 square metre dorm-room in my workplace office building. The room is cold in the winter, like a freezer, and in the summer it is hot like an oven and unventilated. The workers in the boiler room put garbage and trash outside my window, and children also relieved themselves in front of my window. I cleaned all this up. Before the rearrangement of my work unit, workers had nothing to do but play mahjong. When they made a lot of noise I heard it, but paid no attention. But I felt it was difficult for me to pass the emotional tests that arose in my family. In particular, my mother tested me a lot.

My mother has six children, and she treated me the worst. I was beaten and abused, and felt hungry and cold since childhood. Sometimes my mother kept me standing in the snow for several hours. They made me do all the housework in my family. At noon, my younger sister's lunch included fried sausage or eggs every day. However, they never let me take food for lunch. Therefore, I resented my mother and felt that she treated me badly.

When I developed illnesses later in life, my brothers and sisters did not take care of me. When I invited my mother to come to my home she did not come. However, after I practised Falun Gong, she liked coming to my home. When this happened, initially I felt it was unfair. Later, I realised that I should let go of my resentment and treat others compassionately and be considerate of others. So I tried my best to take care of my mother. Mother developed tracheitis and emphysema and has difficulty breathing during the winter. She must eat food without any salt, so I cooked for her and ate the same bland food with her. I was laid off from my job and depended on 200 yuan from my sisters and brothers for a living, but my mother still wanted to eat delicious food, so I tried my best to satisfy her. I took care of her all the time. I did some cooking, helped her take medicine, emptied her bedpan, knelt on the ground to wash her feet and helped her to wash her hair. I was glad to take care of her.

With the improvement of my character, everything changed. The office in the building moved, so the building is now quiet and clean, and no one damages my belongings. In addition, the room is now warmer in winter than before. As soon as my mother sees me sitting in meditation she moves to the other side so that I can sit in meditation on the bed. She no longer forces me to sit on the cement ground. Furthermore, she feels love for me. When my brothers give her money she saves it for me.

I have practised Falun Gong for over two years. Dafa has given me a new life and rescued me from the abyss of misery.

Phone numbers of individuals and work units responsible for practitioner Ms. Wang Yuhuan's death:

Changchun City Police Department:
Head: Gao Xuzhang: 86-13331668001 (Mobile), 86-431-88907001 (Home)
Deputy head, Zheng Weimin: 86-13904300812 (Mobile), 86-431-85205577 (Home)

National Security Division of Changchun City Police Department:
Head, Zhou Chunming: 86-13331668001 (Mobile), 86-431-85392222 (Home)
Deputy head, Li Shichang: 86-15904400251 (Mobile), 86-431-82700658 (Home)
610 Office head, Li Xingtao: 86-13904302277 (Mobile), 86-431-88926066 (Office), 86-431-88908177 (Home)
610 Office deputy head, Wang Qi: 86-431-88908186 (Office), 86-431-88908188 (Home)

Related article: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200710/41648.html

Note

1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/10/16/164608.html