(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Detong Arrested
On the morning of May 26, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Detong was visiting his friend’s home in Cangkou District, when he was arrested. He was first held in the police station and later transferred to the Dashan Detention Center.
3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Sun Li Still on a Hunger Strike
Practitioner Ms. Sun Li from Shijiazhuang City has been illegally held in the Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center for almost nine months. At the beginning of May, Ms. Sun Li went on a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention and the fabricated accusations against her. She was handcuffed for several days. On May 12, the Yuhua District Court of Shijiazhuang City had a second trial for Ms. Sun Li and practitioner Mr. Duan Shengsheng, and also pretended to be kind enough to allow the practitioners’ family members to be present to defend them. However, the sentence given on May 18 was still the same as the initial sentence.
Ms. Sun Li continued her hunger strike on May 12 and her situation is very urgent.
The phone numbers and the list of names of those who participated in the persecution of Ms. Sun Li:
The phone number for the Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center: 86-311-87794374, ext. 8101, 8102
The Director of the Detention Center, Wang Shuting (male): 86-311-87755213
The Instructor of the Detention Center, Zhang Hongqi (male): 86-311-87755202
The Deputy Director of the Detention Center, Wang Zhibin (male): 86-311-87755202, 86-311-87795529
The Dongyuan Police Station, Zhao Changqing (male, in charge of persecuting Falun Dafa): 86-311-86-85809394 ext. 8204
The Prosecution Section of the Yuhua District Procuratorate, Zhang Hua (male): 86-311-86578165
The Director of the Yuhua District Court, Zhao Xinmin (male): 86-311-86578188 (Office), 86-13903116906 (Cell)
The Chief of the Execution Section, Deng Zhenhong (male): 86-311-85913451
4. [Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Sun Qian Held in the No. 2 Prison of Jilin Province, Now Suffering from Open Tuberculosis Due to Torture
Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Sun Qian has been tortured in the No. 2 Prison of Jilin Province for an extended period of time. He has been suffering from necrotic gastritis which is getting worse, and also from lymphatic tuberculosis which has developed infectious abscesses, and he has received no effective medical treatment. Now it has turned into the open form of lymphatic tuberculosis. Even under such a severe situation that could affect one’s life, the No. 2 Prison of Jilin Prison still is not allowing him to be released for medical treatment.
The General Switch Board of the No. 2 Prison of Jilin Province: 86-432-4881551
The Warden of the Prison: 86-432-4885488
The Secretarial Branch: 86-432-4881559
The Chief of the Prison Political Section, Liu Wei (male): 86-432-2409418
The Prison Administration of Jilin Province: 86-431-275-0068
The Discipline Inspection Commission of the Prison Administration of Jilin Prison: 86-431-275-0061, 86-431-275-0057
5. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Sun Zhifen Lost All Her Teeth But One From Torture in the Harbin Women’s Prison
Ms. Sun Zhifen is a practitioner from Shuangcheng City in Heilongjiang Province. She went to Beijing to appeal, but was arrested and held in the Shuangcheng City Detention Center. She protested the persecution through hunger strike and was later released. Subsequently she was arrested again for distributing truth-clarification fliers and was taken to the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp and illegally sentenced to over one year of forced labor. During this period of time, because she steadfastly practiced Falun Dafa, she was frequently yelled at and also beaten by the guards, losing many teeth. Later she was illegally sentenced to eleven years of imprisonment and was transferred to the Harbin City Women’s Prison where she has been tortured. Her body is currently very weak physically and she has only one tooth left.
At the beginning of April 2006, the CCP Secretary of Jingzhuang Village, Matou Town of Fucheng County, Li Shuangrong (male), openly defamed Falun Dafa on the Village Broadcasting. Practitioner Ms. Guo Xingrong went to him to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa and advised him not to do so. Li not only did not listen but also reported Ms. Guo to the Matou Town Police Station.
The Chief of the Matou Town Police Station, Zhang Weihong (male), instructed the Deputy Chief, Xuan Yongdong (male) to lead police officers including Tan Yulong (male), and colluded with the Chief of the State Security Division, Wei Guoqing (male) and others, to go to Jingzhuang Village to try to arrest Ms. Guo Xingrong. They failed. Police confiscated Falun Dafa books and other items.
Around noon on May 12, Ms. Guo Xingrong came home to have lunch. Suddenly, two police cars drove up and five or six police officers exited the vehicles. They forcibly arrested Ms. Guo and took her to the Fucheng County Police Department. She was illegally held in the Fucheng County Detention Center. On May 19, police extorted thirty-seven thousand yuan from Ms. Guo’s family members and relatives before they released her.
Those in charge of persecuting Ms. Guo Xingrong:
The Deputy Director of the Fucheng County Police Department, Wang Runze (male, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong): 86-318-4623055 (Home), 86-13903281712 (cell)
The Chief of the Fucheng County State Security Division, Wei Guoqing (male): 86-13383686515 (Cell)
The Deputy Chief of the Fucheng County State Security Division, Gao Zhaoqi (male): 86-318-6369203 (Xiaolingtong)
The Fucheng County 610 Office, Zhang Xiutai (male): 86-318-6360518
The Director of the Matou Town Police Station of Fucheng County, Zhang Weihong (male): 86-13603182129 (Cell)
The Deputy Director of the Matou Town Police Station of Fecheng County, Xuang Yongdong (male): 86-318-4868666
7. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Supplementary Information on the Arrest of Practitioners Ms. Yu Fengchun and Ms. Liu Xianglian
At about 2:00 p.m. on the afternoon of May 16, 2006, practitioners Ms. Yu Fengchun and Ms. Liu Xianglian were forcibly taken to the underground Security Office by seven or eight Public Security Guards when they were clarifying truth on the fourth floor of the Meiqiao Market of Jiangshan District of Shuangyashan City.
Ms. Yu Fengchun kindly clarified the truth to them, but one Public Security Guard, with the name of Wang Danian (male), punched her with his fist and cursed at her. He also called the Yonghong Police Station and took the practitioners there. After ransacking Ms. Yu Fengchun’s home, police took Ms. Yu to the detention center, while it is not clear what happened to Ms. Liu Xianglian. Ms. Yu Fengchun’s is currently very weak physically. The detention center staff took her to have a checkup and later were afraid of keeping her. She was released home on the evening of May 24.
The phone number for the Yonghong Police Station: 86-469-4222194
8. [Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Xu Mingying and Other Practitioners Illegally Detained in the Daguang Detention Center of Changchun City
At about 6:00 p.m. on May 29, 2006, practitioner Ms. Xu Mingying, whose home is located at Qima Road of Changchun City, was forcibly taken away by three police officers from the Kuancheng District of Changchun City. Police also ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa materials. Ms. Xu’s husband and sister-in-law were also arrested at the that time. At about 11:00 p.m. that night, her husband was released. On May 30, Ms. Xu Mingying and her sister-in-law were illegally sent to be held in the Daguang Detention Center of Changchun City.
9. [Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Tong Benwen and His Wife Have Disappeared
Mr. Tong Benwen is a practitioner who worked as a physics teacher for the third-year students in the Xiuyan County No. 2 Middle School of Xiuyan County in Liaoning Province. Between May 21 and May 27, 2006, Mr. Tong Benwen and his wife were using the Internet at home when police took them away. Police confiscated a large amount of truth-clarification materials and CDs when they ransacked the home.
Reportedtly, on May 27, five arrested practitioners from Gongzhuling City, Mr. Kang Baoxuan, Mr. Fang Huanzhang, Xiao Cai (gender unknown), Ms. Wang Ying and Ms. Zhang Shulan, who were arrested on May 11, were all transferred to the Gongzhuling City Detention Center. They have been handed over to the court, and prepared for illegal sentence. The other arrested practitioner, Ms. Sun Minghong, was sentenced to two years of forced labor.
Police from the Shiwu Police Station confiscated 4,870 yuan from Mr. Kang Baoxuan’s home. The family members requested the return of the money but police returned only 2,370 yuan, while the remaining 2,500 yuan was retained. His taxi cab was also confiscated by the Shiwu Police Station.
The Gongzhuling City 610 Office Staff members’ phone numbers:
Pu Deyuan (male): 86-434-6258376 (Office), 86-434-6217576 (Home), 86-13904356065 (Cell)
Liu Yuzhuo (female): 86-434-6214948 (Office), 86-434-1222358 (Home), 86-13904351126 (Cell)
Zhao Lanping (female): 86-434-6236130 (Office), 86-434-6228810 (Home), 86-13804473179 (Cell)
On May 24, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Yongjiang from Sunlinzhuang Village, Dajianchang Town, Wuqing District of Tianjin City and Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Sun Xiuhua, Ms. Liu Yufeng and Mr. Wang Wenlong from Xiafengzhuang Village were arrested while they were clarifying the truth and distributing truth-clarification materials. They are currently being illegally held in the Wuqing District Detention Center. Mr. Liu Yongjiang is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Sunlinzhuang Village, Dajianchang Town, Wuqing District of Tianjin City. On July 20, 2003, Mr. Liu was arrested while he was repairing electronics in the retails sales department. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor. He was first held and tortured in Yushan Forced Labor Camp of Ji County and later transferred to the Tianjin City Forced Labor Camp where he was held until February 2005.
Relevant personnel in charge:
The Director of the Wuqing District 610 Office, Chen (surname, male): 86-22-82138667 (Office)
The Wuqing District State Security Division, Chen (surname, male): 86-22-82167128 (Office)
The Dajianchang Town Police Station: 86-22-82219029
The Police Officer, Zhou Rungang (male): 86-13821668392 (Cell)
The Chief of the Sunlinzhuang Village of Dajianchang Town, Liu Yonglai (male): 86-13920344336 (Cell)
12. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Yusheng Arrested by Daquang Police Station
Practitioner Mr. Liu Yusheng from the No. 1 section of Nuanquan Village, Daqingju Township of Dehui City in Jilin Province was reported to police on May 10, 2006, when he was working at the No. 2 Road Field of Changchun City, because he was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa while working. He was arrested and is possibly being held in the No. 2 Road Field Detention Center. Police have prohibited his family members from visiting him.
Mr. Dong Xinping, around 40 years old, is a practitioner who worked at the Lanmeng Breweries of Hejing County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 1999, he went to Beijing to appeal and was tortured by the Hejing County Police Department. He was illegally sentenced to three years of forced labor. After he was released, he was repeatedly harassed and threatened by police. On April 30, 2006, several people from the Hejing County Police Department went to Mr. Dong Xinping’s home and lied to Mr. Dong, telling him that he was wanted at the Police Department for a conversation. When Mr. Dong went there, they locked him into the Hejing County Detention Center and are still holding him there.
The phone number for Mr. Dong Xinping’s home: 86-996-8841223
The workplaces and individuals who participated in the persecution of Mr. Dong:
The Director of the Hejing County Police Department, Yan Feng (male): 86-13909963368 (Cell)
The Chief of the Hejing County Detention Center, Han Weijiang (male): 86-13909962068 (Cell)
The Hejing County Detention Center: 86-996-5022574
14. [Shandong Province] The Shinan Court of Qingdao City About to Have an Illegal Trial Against Practitioners Ms. Ou Yunjie and Ms. Liu Zhirong
On September 22, 2005, police from the Shinan Police Department of Qingdao City illegally arrested practitioners Ms. Ou Yunjie and her daughter Ms. Liu Zhirong and also ransacked their home. The prosecutor of the Shinan Procuratorate, Fu Xiuzhen (female), and others prosecuted Ms. Ou Yunjie and Ms. Liu Zhirong in December 2005. On January 25, 2006, the Shinan Court had an illegal trial against the two practitioners.
Ms. Ou Yunjie has been illegally held since she was arrested. Shortly after Ms. Liu Zhirong was arrested for the first time, police released her as "bailed out to wait for trial." On May 29, 2006, police used to excuse of "having a conversation" with Ms. Liu Zhirong to deceive her into going to the court and illegally arrested her again.
At 9:30 a.m. on June 1, 2006, the Shinan Court of Qingdao City will have an illegal trial against Ms. Ou Yunjie and Ms. Liu Zhirong at the No. 3 Detention Center of Qingdao City.
In addition, in recent days, seven to eight practitioners have been illegally arrested by the Licang District Police Department.
Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Zhao Lin and Mr. Shi Xiufeng from Xixia District of Yinchuan City were arrested by the Xixia District Police Department of Yinchuan City in the middle of May, while they were clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa and distributing truth-clarification materials. They are currently being held in the Yinchuan City Detention Center.
The Director of the Xixia District Police Department of Yinchuan City: 86-951-3066660
The State Security Division: 86-951-3065841, 86-951-3065847
The Chief of the State Security Division, Cui Shenghui (male): 86-13995178961 (Cell)
The Chief of the Yinchuan City Detention Center, Shu Hongwei (male): 86-951-5058535
The Detention Center On-Duty Office: 86-951-5016314
16. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Information on the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Cong Lihua
Ms. Cong Lihua is a practitioner from Dongguan Town, Shuangchen City in Heilongjiang Province. One day in 2002, she went out with fellow practitioners to paint truth-clarification statements and was arrested by local police officer Liu Peidong (male) and others and was taken to the police station. She was taken to the Shuangcheng Detention Center on the same day. She was illegally held there for three months and was then transferred to the Harbin City Wanjia Forced Labor Camp in May 2002. She was sentenced to two years of forced labor. She was illegally held and tortured there for twenty months before she was released. After she was released, she learned that during the time when she was held in the detention center, her family members had handed over two thousand yuan to Zhang Guofu (male), the Deputy Director of the Shuangcheng City Police Department, in hopes of speeding up her release. Zhang Guofu (male) accepted the money. He not only did not release her, but instead he sent her to the forced labor camp.
17. [Daxing’anling City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Yang Yunjie Arrested
Mr. Yang Yunjie is a practitioner from Tahe County of Daxing’anling City in Heilongjiang Province. On May 25, he was arrested by police from the County Political Security Office and his home was ransacked. Police confiscated computers and truth-clarification materials. Mr. Yang Yunjie is currently being held in the detention center.
18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Xu Meiying and Her Sister-in-law Arrested
Ms. Xu Meiying, about forty years old, is a practitioner who lived in the neighborhood of Qima Road, Kuancheng District of Changchun City. She was arrested at her home on May 29, 2006. Her sister-in-law (not a practitioner) was arrested at the same time. The two of them were held at two different places (detailed location is not clear). Police confiscated some Falun Dafa books and two machines from Ms. Xu Meiying’s home. Police also illegally took many video recordings at Ms. Xu Meiying’s home.
19. [Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province] Many Practitioners Including Mr. Aqiang Illegally Held for Over Two Months
Many practitioners from Qingyuan City in Guangdong Province have been illegally held for over two months. They are: Mr. Aqiang, Mr. Lin Zai, Ms. Axia, Mr. Aren, Ms. Aping, Ms. Wu Yi, Ms. Zhen Yi and others. Police continue to persecute them and refuse to release them.
20. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Many Practitioners Including Mr. Li Jianbo Illegally Sentenced to Long-term Imprisonment
Practitioners from Rizhao City have been severely persecuted for making and distributing Falun Dafa materials as well as the Nine Commentaries. They are: Mr. Zhu Wenzuo, Mr. Zhu Xianhe, Ms. Si Chaoling, Mr. Li Jianbo, Ms. Yang Chuanying, Mr. Li Bo, Mr. Qin Hongjun, Ms. Chen Min and others. Among them, Mr. Li Jianbo was illegally sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, Ms. Yang Chuanying to seven and a half years of imprisonment, Ms. Si Chaoling and Mr. Li Bo to seven years of imprisonment each and Mr. Qin Hongjun and Ms. Chen Min to four years of imprisonment each.
21. [Qinhuang Island, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Feng Sulan Arrested
At around 10:00 p.m. on May 24, seven or eight police officers from the State Security Division of the Funing County Police Department and the Liushouying Police Station broke into practitioner Ms. Feng Sulan’s home and illegally arrested her. She is currently being held in the Funing County Detention Center.
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Ruan Guihuan from Yunfu City was taken to the Sihui Prison from the Dalang Detention Center of Yunfu City around May 25, 2006. When Mr. Ruan Guihuan appealed the case to the Middle Level Court, the original sentence was kept. At the Detention Center, every 8th and 18th of each month are the visitation dates for family members. On May 18, when Mr. Ruan Guihuan’s family members went to the Detention Center to visit, the guards refused to allow them to see Mr. Ruan Guihuan.
Mr. Feng Xinglei, 32, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Fengyuan Village, Dongwan Town, Jingyuan County in Gansu Province. In 2002, because of distributing truth-clarification materials, he was illegally sentenced to four years of forced labor. He was held first in the Dashaping Prison of Lanzhou City, and later in the Dingxi Prison and is currently held in the Tianshui Prison.
24. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wen Baizhang Arrested
Ms. Wen Baizhang, seventy years old, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Chengdu City. He is a retired worker from the Military District Service Office of Sichuan Province. On the afternoon of April 22, he was reported to police when he was distributing truth-clarification materials. His home was ransacked that night and he was taken to the Jinhua Town Brainwashing Center of Wuhou District and has since been held there.
25. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Supplementary Information on the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Jiao Meishan
Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Jiao Meishan has been illegally held and tortured in the No. 2 Detention Center of Shijiazhuang City since he was arrested on March 3, 2006. The Xinhua District Procuratorate attempted to illegally sentence Mr. Jiao Meishan. At present, the case has been returned to the Xinhua District Police Department and the Lianmeng Road Police Station.
Relevant phone numbers:
The Director of the Xinhua District Police Department, Jin Zaicheng (male): 86-13603113108 (Cell), 86-311-87014137 (Office)
The Office of the Deputy Director of the Xinhua District Police Department (in charge of persecution of Falun Dafa): 86-311-87016635-3489
The State Security Division of the Xinhua District Police Department (in charge of persecution of Falun Dafa): 86-311-87022787-3166
The Chief of the State Security Division, Fan Zhimou (male): 86-311-87022787-5327, 86-13832111518 (Cell), 86-311-87029998 (Office)
The Office of the Xinhua District Police Department: 86-311-87035168-3488
The Case Managers of the Lianmeng Road Police Station of Shijiazhuang City, Guo Zhiyuan (male) and Tian Lingjun (male): 86-311-87771840 (Office)
26. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Mr. Dong Zhiyu and Mr. Chen Rongjun Arrested
Mr. Dong Zhiyu, 29, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He was arrested when he was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa to the officials of his workplace. Later he was forced to leave home and went to Shenyang City to avoid being arrested again. On the night of December 26, 2005, when he was distributing truth-clarification materials, he was arrested by police from the Huanggu District. His current whereabouts are not clear. Another practitioner, Mr. Chen Rongjun, was arrested at the same time. Mr. Chen Rongjun is currently being held in the Liaozhong Detention Center.
27. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Suzhen Arrested by Jiaozhou Road Police Station
On the morning of May 17, 2006, practitioner Ms. Liu Suzhen, about 60 years old, whose home is located on the Jiaozhou Road in Qingdao City, was reported to police while she was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa. She was arrested and taken to the Jiaozhou Road Police Station and her home was ransacked. She is currently being held illegally in the Dashan District Detention Center of Qingdao City.
28. [Zhuolu County, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Suping Harassed by the Local 610 Office and State Tax Bureau
Yang Weibing (male) and others from the Disciplinary Examination Section of the State Tax Bureau of Zhuolu County illegally interrogated practitioner Ms. Wang Suping on April 19, claiming someone had reported Ms. Wang for distributing truth-clarification materials.
On April 30, Zhou Zhihua (male), Yang Xiyu (male), and others illegally blocked Ms. Wang Suping from going to Beijing City to visit her granddaughter who was hospitalized due to severe illness. Zhou Zhihua also repeatedly called Ms. Wang to harass her. They forced Ms. Wang to report to them every day via phone calls.
On May 29, Zhou Zhihua and others colluded with Li Zhiming (male) and others from the County 610 Office to interrogate and harass Ms. Wang Suping again and attempted to extort a fine of 5,000 yuan. They also planned to again interrogate Ms. Wang on June 1 and required her to write the so-called Guarantee Statement to take away her freedom of belief and her basic human rights.
Disciplinary Examination Section Chief Yang Weibing (male): 86-313-6530268 (Office)
Zhou Zhihua (male): 86-313-6529708 (Home), 86-13831358810 (Cell)
Zhang Huaquan (male): 86-313-6530331 (Home), 86-13932319199 (Cell)
Yang Qiyu (male): 86-313-6520022 (Home), 86-6563578 (Cell)
Cadre of the 610 Office, Li Zhiming (male): 86-313-6521076 (Office)
Cadre of the 610 Office, Ban Zhiyong (male): 86-313-6521076 (Office)
29. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Guirong Arrested
Ms. Wang Guirong is a practitioner from the No. 8 Farm of Tanghai County. On the evening of May 30, she was reported to police and was subsequently arrested.
30. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Yang Arrested
At around 9:00 a.m. on May 23, 2006, six police officers from the Hanchuan City 610 Office and the State Security Division arrested practitioner Mr. Li Yang, who worked at the Hanchuan City Xinhua Bookstore, and took him to the brainwashing center. The Xinhua Bookstore of Hanchuan City sent some staff members to the brainwashing center as assistants and also paid 3,000 yuan to the brainwashing center.
Deputy Manager of the Xinhua Bookstore of Hanchuan City Xu Jianyuan (male): 86-712-8286978
31. [Jiaoling County, Guangdong Province] Practitioners Mr. Lai Jiamiao and His Wife Ms. Lin Xingru Harassed by Police
At the end of May, police from Jiaoling County twice harassed the home of practitioners Mr. Lai Jiamiao and Ms. Lin Xingru, under the guise of checking the anti-burglary net. During the lunar Chinese New Year, police also illegally ransacked the factory owned by the couple, but failed to find anything.
The Jiaoling County 610 Office: 86-753-8121238, 86-753-7871610
Director of the 610 Office Qiu Jianxiang (male): 86-753-7862098 (Office), 86-753-7888338 (Home), 86-13750501338 (Cell) and 86-13322666338 (Cell)
Deputy Director of the 610 Office Qiu Xinqian (male): 86-753-8121388 (Office), 86-753-7888369 (Home), 86-13750501368 (Cell)
Chief of the State Security Division Lai Renfeng (male): 86-753-7182216 (Office), 86-753-7873012 (Home), 86-13825975813 (Cell)
Instructor of the State Security Division Wang Zhengwen (male): 86-753-7182216 (Office), 86-753-7860838 (Home), 86-13825972838 (Cell)
32. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Dong Dong Arrested
At about 9:00 a.m. on May 19, 2006, when practitioner Ms. Dong Dong went to visit her friend, a group of police broke into the home and arrested Ms. Dong Dong; her friend, Ms. Zheng Tianqiong; and her daughter, Ms. Xiao Chen, who are also practitioners.