(Clearwisdom.net) A touring "Exhibition of Renowned Modern Chinese Artists' Calligraphy and Paintings" has created a stir in Taiwan's literary and art circles during the past two months. The exhibition was held in the Wenying Exhibition Hall in Taichung City from April 24 to 29, 2004.
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During the opening ceremony, Mr. Liao Yonglai, the Chief Executive of the Mid-Taiwan United Service Center of the Administration of Commerce, Mr. Xiao Jiaqi, the Deputy Mayor, and many legislators as well as Taichung City legislators spoke and greeted the audience.
The exhibition has attracted many civilians in every city in which it has been held. Many schoolteachers took this opportunity as a field trip for their students. And many Taichung government organizations such as the local courts, the local branch of the Supreme Court, the administrative courts, the local procuratoriate and the branch of the supreme procuratoriate arranged buses to send their employees to see the exhibition.
Wanying Exhibition Hall, which normally closes on Mondays, made an exception to open on the day of the exhibition. Practitioners volunteered as guides for the exhibition, putting extreme care into the work, and explaining the art is detail. The guides also helped the audience to understand the connections between Chinese traditional arts and cultivation practice, and helped them recognize the wonders of Falun Gong. Many people wanted to learn Falun Gong on the spot, and asked for Falun Gong materials and practice site information.