(Minghui.org) On July 20, Falun Gong practitioners from Taichung, Taiwan held a candlelight vigil at Wenhsin Forest Park to commemorate the practitioners in China who lost their lives during the 14-year persecution of Falun Gong, and to call for an end to the persecution.

Several representatives from the medical and law communities gave speeches at the candlelight vigil. Earlier in the day, practitioners held an event where they demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and displayed photos and posters that clarified the truth to the public.

Candlelight vigil in Taichung, Taiwan, commemorates Falun Gong practitioners who lost their lives in the persecution

Group exercises

Viewing the truth-clarifying photos

An older gentleman learns the sitting meditation

The group exercises started at 2 p.m. Many people stopped to watch and take photos. A number of observers expressed their support for Falun Gong, and several people learned the exercises. Mr. Chen, a local businessman, said he knew about Falun Gong very well. He also knows the history and evil nature of the communist party. Mr. Chen has many friends from mainland China, and he often tells them about Falun Gong.

Dr. Lin Hengli from the Association of Physicians in Taichung giving an address at the candlelight vigil

Dr. Lin Hengli from the Association of Physicians in Taichung gave a speech during the candlelight vigil. Dr. Lin is taking part in investigating the CCP's crimes of organ harvesting from imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners in China. In his speech, Dr. Lin called upon the public to break the silence and stand up for justice.

Li Tiansheng, a city council member, speaks about Falun Gong's peaceful resistance

Gu Jinnan, a judge for the Taichung High Court, calls upon people to condemn to the CCP's crimes

Li Tiansheng, a city council member, praised Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful resistance. Gu Jinnan, a judge for the Taichung High Court, reviewed the facts of the persecution. He pointed out that the persecution is against the Chinese Communist Party's own laws. Judge Gu stated, “One of the reasons why the persecution is going on is because so many people keep silent.” The judge called upon the Taiwanese people to condemn the communist party's crimes.

Several practitioners shared their experiences of clarifying the truth about Falun Gong to people from China. Seventy-year-old Ms. Wen goes to Riyuetan, a popular tourist spot in Taiwan, to talk to the Chinese visitors there. In order to dispel the lies and slander of the CCP, Mr. Chen makes phone calls to China, telling people the facts about Falun Gong. One day, he talked to a police chief in Shandong Province on the phone. At the beginning, the police chief cursed Mr. Chen. But Mr. Chen was not moved. He patiently told the police the truth about Falun Gong and answered all of his questions. Before he hung up the phone, the police chief said, “Thank you. Now I understand everything.” Mr. Chen believes that those who know the truth will not take part in the persecution anymore. Mr. Chen has been making phone calls to China to clarify the truth to the Chinese people for the past nine years.