(Clearwisdom.net) The annual Tainan County Health Fitness and Improvement Conference was held on March 26, 2009 at the County Health Bureau. Nearly one hundred health care directors, fitness instructors and volunteers are planning a strategy to jointly promote a community-wide plan to prevent the effects of aging and improve the community's general health. Falun Gong was listed as one of the three health promotion practices to promote in the community. The plan was assigned by County Head Su Huan-chi to the Social Services Office and the Health Bureau and will be promoted in thirty-one townships and cities throughout the county.

In carrying out the plan, local Falun Gong practice sites will be coordinated. It is the first plan in Taiwan to promote Falun Gong by a county government and it has received much attention.

Falun Dafa spread widely in Taiwan

It has been seventeen years since Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was made public in May 1992. Falun Dafa teaches Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. Practitioners benefit through physical improvement and upgrading their moral character. Falun Dafa has spread to more than eighty countries and regions and has benefited more than one hundred million people. Zhuan Falun, the principal text of Falun Gong, has been translated into more than thirty languages.

In April 1994, Falun Gong was introduced in Taiwan and has spread widely. Practitioners include professors, doctors, engineers, government officials, police officers, farmers, laborers, students and housewives. One thousand practice sites exist in more than three hundred townships and cities. Falun Dafa has spread to every corner of Taiwan.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Jiang brutally persecute Falun Gong

Falun Gong was initially welcomed and spread widely across China. In July 1999, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head Jiang Zemin initiated the persecution of Falun Gong out of jealousy of Falun Gong's great popularity. The CCP fabricated lies and slander, including the staged self-immolation on Tiananmen Square to defame and malign Falun Gong. Since the persecution began, more than 3,255 Falun Gong practitioners have died. Hundreds of thousands of practitioners have been unlawfully sent to labor camps or imprisoned.

A strong contrast across the strait

In Taiwan, which shared the same culture as the mainland, Falun Gong has thrived and the number of practitioners continues to increase. The health improvements and moral upgrade brought by Dafa are seen everywhere and have been affirmed by the government.

Two very different educational systems

In mainland China, the CCP forced all teachers, educational staff, and students to participate in or follow the persecution of Falun Gong through a number of activities, including the so-called "Ten Thousand Signatures" campaign, essay assignments, exams, etc. The CCP also orders the education system to include lies to defame and slander Falun Gong in textbooks. Education officials spread lies about Falun Gong and persecute teachers and students who practice Falun Gong. Many teachers have lost their jobs and many students have been expelled from school.

More than 360 million children are poisoned by the CCP's lies in China. Countless children are victims of this form of terrorism. Their growth and lives are endangered by the CCP's persecutory policies.

In Taiwan, Falun Gong is treated quite differently. Many counties and cities hold Falun Gong study camps to teach Falun Gong to school teachers. Falun Gong clubs have been set up in every university and college. Many principals, directors, and teachers are Falun Gong practitioners. Minghui kindergartens, Minghui schools and Falun Gong summer camps are welcomed and commended.