Captions for the Photographs in the Exhibit "For a Higher Truth: A Photographic Tale of Falun Dafa's Principled Resistance" (Part 2)

PureInsight | June 27, 2005

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Clarifying the Facts

J2 Anti-Torture Exhibition – Forced Feeding
The vicious policemen of the Chinese Communist regime use forced feeding to torture Falun Gong practitioners who go on hunger strikes to protest their illegal incarcerations. This photograph shows Falun Gong practitioners reenacting forced feeding scenes at the anti-torture exhibition held in Chicago at the end of May 2004. It was aimed to raise public awareness of the sufferings of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China.

J4 Anti-Torture Exhibition – Firm Righteous Thoughts
The anti-torture exhibition not only demonstrates how the Chinese Communist regime tortures and murders innocent Chinese people, it also illustrates that no evil means can sway Falun Gong practitioners' firm righteous beliefs in their cultivation practice.

J5 Anti-Torture Exhibition – Burning Practitioners Bodies with Red Hot Irons

The Chinese Communist regime has used all kinds of torture methods accumulated through the ages from China or elsewhere to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners. Frequently used torture methods include locking up practitioners in small cages or forced-feeding practitioners with human feces. This photograph shows Taiwanese Falun Dafa practitioners demonstrating how vicious Chinese policemen burn a steadfast Falun Dafa practitioner's body with a red-hot iron.

J6 Anti-Torture Exhibition – Outline
Since 2004, overseas Falun Gong practitioners have held anti-torture exhibitions all over the world. Falun Gong practitioners reenact many of the torture methods that Chinese Falun Dafa practitioners have suffered from in detention centers, forced labor camps and brainwashing centers. The purpose of the anti-torture exhibition is to make the public become more aware of the inhumane persecution against Falun Gong practitioners that the Chinese Communist regime has been trying to hide.

J7 Anti-Torture Exhibition – Field of Righteous Thoughts
Chinese Falun Gong practitioners are suffering from inhumane torture in forced labor camps while overseas Falun Gong practitioners try to expose the evil in front to the world's people. The gentle and peaceful light in the photograph represents the ray of truth that is able to eradicate all evil and darkness.

J9 Media Interview of Falun Dafa Practitioners
The Chinese Communist regime has smeared the reputation of Falun Dafa through its official mouthpiece media outlets. Activities held by Falun Dafa practitioners outside of China to clarify the facts also attract a lot of media attention. Ten thousand lies cannot withstand a true word. Falun Dafa practitioners' words make the evil Party scared.

J10 Truth-Clarification Posters on the Streets
Facts are most convincing. Even just one poster standing there with truth-clarification pictures attracts the attention of many people who want to know the truth. The photograph depicts a New York resident stopping to read the poster.

J11 Global Coalition to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice
On the morning of July 22, 2003, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners all over the world held a symbolic trial of Jiang Zemin, the Chinese dictator, in front of Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. to comprehensively expose the persecution that he has staged against Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China.

J12 Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang
The Global Coalition to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice has gained worldwide support. The lawsuits against Jiang have been filed in many countries all over the world and obtained the support of many righteous people.

J13 Anti-Persecution Parade
Since October 2002, Falun Gong practitioners outside of China have filed multiple lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, the No.1 villain in China's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This largest human rights lawsuit in history is targeted towards not only Jiang, but also Chinese government officials who have followed Jiang's lead and persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. The photograph shows an anti-persecution parade organized by the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice.

J14 Uncompromising Fa-Rectification Journey
Mr. David Liang was shot and injured by unknown assailants when he went to South Africa to file lawsuits against Chinese officials for their persecution of Falun Gong. He attended the anti-persecution parade on crutches in New York City in November, 2004, fully displaying the uncompromising courage of Falun Dafa practitioners.

J15 Uncompromising Fa-rectification Journey
U.S. citizen Dr. Charles Lee is being illegally detained by the Chinese Communist regime. This photograph shows his fiancée appealing to the public to help rescue Dr. Lee in the anti-persecution parade.

J16 Rescue Practitioners' Family Members Suffering from the Persecution
The family members of many overseas Chinese practitioners are being persecuted in China because they, too, practice Falun Dafa. The photograph shows overseas Falun Gong practitioners holding posters with the message of helping to rescue their family members in the parade.

J18 Forming Good Predestined Relationships
Practitioners believe in predestined relationship among people. When Falun Gong practitioners stand on the streets to clarify the facts, every person they meet has a predestined relationship with them. When people learn the truth from practitioners, they have formed the best possible kind of predestined relationships.

J19 Clarifying the Truth in the Market
Falun Dafa practitioners go everywhere to clarify the truth. Practitioners take advantage of every opportunity to transmit the truth and good news to the world's people. When practitioners set up a booth in a crowded market, many people with predestined relationships come to find out more about Falun Dafa.

J20 I Collect Signatures and You Rush Forward to Sign
After Falun Dafa practitioners clarify the truth to people, they often collect signatures on petitions and submit the petitions to international human rights organizations. After knowing the truth, many righteous people rush forward to sign their names on the petitions to show their support for Falun Gong. This photograph shows a petition drive that Falun Dafa practitioners held in front of the Capitol Hill in Washing D.C.

J21 I Collect Signatures and You Rush Forward to Sign
The Chinese Communist regime has done everything they can to smear the reputation of Falun Dafa. It forced Chinese people, including elementary school students, in many different parts of country to sign anti-Falun Gong petitions. The regime's brutish behavior forms a sharp contrast against Falun Dafa practitioners who clarify the truth with their benevolent hearts and whose efforts have touched the hearts of many people all over the world.

J23 Ask for the Truth
When Falun Dafa practitioners distribute truth-clarification material, they often see people vying to take the truth-clarification material.

J24 Truth-Clarification Vehicles Shuttling Back and Forth
Vehicles carrying posters about the truth of Falun Gong can be seen all over the world. The passers-by can learn the truth with just one glance.

J25 Clarify the Truth with Pictures
Falun Gong practitioners use all means to make people learn the truth about Falun Gong. This photograph shows Falun Gong practitioner holding a picture poster to clarify the truth on the streets of Sydney, Australia.

J27 Clarify the Truth at Any Time
Falun Dafa practitioners have made many different kinds of truth-clarification materials by themselves. This photograph shows a Falun Dafa practitioner carrying a truth-clarification poster on her backpack and walking back and forth in a subway station.

J28 Great Wall of Courage
The Great Wall is one of the major symbols of China. Overseas Falun Dafa practitioners stood along a street and formed a long line of several miles, calling it the "Great Wall of Courage." The "Great Wall of Courage" stood firm under a heavy rainstorm.

J29 Truth Being Spread in the Chinese Embassies and Consulates
Falun Dafa practitioners have left footprints while clarifying the truth in front of Chinese embassies and consulates all over the world. This photograph shows a large truth-clarification poster placed on a street across from one of the overseas Chinese Consulates being reflected on the tightly closed black glass door of the Chinese Consulate, which looks very ironic.

J30 Peaceful Appeal in front of Chinese Embassies and Consulates
Overseas Falun Dafa practitioners regularly go to the local Chinese embassies and consulates to hold peaceful appeals. Practitioners have maintained round-the-clock presences at some Chinese embassies and consulates for several years. This photograph shows Falun Dafa practitioners appealing peacefully in front of the Chinese Consulate in New York City.

J31 Bike Tour Around the World
Overseas Falun Gong practitioners initiated a worldwide large-scale "SOS! Rescue Falun Gong Practitioners in China" by walks, car tours and bicycle tours. This photograph shows a practitioner riding in a solo bike tour to clarify the truth about Falun Gong.

J32 Walk around Taiwan and Call to Stop Torture and Killing
In September of 2001, Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners held an activity called "SOS! Rescue Walk for Falun Gong practitioners in China." They started from the northern tip of Taiwan on foot, took two separate routes, and met at the southern tip of Taiwan. The length of the whole journey was 400 kilometer (250 miles).

J34 Australia SOS! Rescue Walk
In July of 2001, Australian and New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners launched "SOS! Rescue Walk for Falun Gong Practitioners in China." There were three main routes, the 679 mile (1086 kilometer) walk from Sydney to Brisbane, the 192 mile (307 kilometers) walk from Sydney to Canberra, and the 412 mile (660 kilometers) walk from Auckland to Wellington in New Zealand. This photograph shows the New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners' Rescue Walk.

J35 Ride Bikes around Taiwan and Call on Kindness
On October 28, 2003, the Taiwan Falun Dafa Association launched a bicycle tour across Taiwan entitled "Let Kind and Innocent Taiwan Citizens Return Home! Stop China from Trampling upon Taiwan's human rights." The tour was divided into East and West branches and practitioners traveled across the whole island. The aim was to appeal to the Taiwanese people and ask them to help to stop the persecution of Falun Gong in Mainland China.

J36 America SOS! Rescue Walk
In July of 2001, overseas Falun Dafa practitioners launched separate walking tours entitled "SOS! Rescue Walk for Falun Gong Practitioners in China." Practitioners in North America had the most number of walking tours with the longest routes. The photograph shows practitioners on their fifth day of their tour from Montreal to Ottawa.

J37 Photo Exhibit in front of the Capital Hill, Washington DC
The "Journey of Falun Dafa" photo exhibit was held in front of the Capital Hill, Washington DC. It was a complete chronicle of the course that Falun Dafa has taken over the last 13 years. Each photo basked under the sun, symbolizing that lies can never cover up the truth.

J40 "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" Painting Exhibition
Some Falun Dafa practitioners who are professional artists created art works with three themes and held a series of "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" painting exhibits all over the world. The photograph shows an audience gazing at a Chinese watercolor painting entitled "Pure Lotus."

J41 Great Wall of Courage
The Great Wall is one of the major symbols of China. Overseas Falun Dafa practitioners stood along street and formed a long line of several miles, calling it the "Great Wall of Courage". The "Great Wall of Courage" stood firm under a heavy rainstorm.

J42 Wanting to Learn the Truth
Everyone wants to learn the truth. A car was driving by, and the driver rolled down the window to ask for a copy of the truth-clarification material.

J43 Clarifying the Truth Despite the Harsh Weather
Falun Dafa practitioners have overcome a great deal of difficulties to clarify the truth. They never back out no matter how harsh the weather is.

J44 Wanting to Learn the Truth
The spread of Falun Dafa has shaken every person. Everyone wants to know the truth, no matter which race he belongs to, which country he comes from, which gender he is, how old he is, which social class he belongs to, or what kind of education he has received. That is awakening of his inner heart at work. Everyone is eager to learn the background of this major historical event.

J45 Waist Drum
Falun Dafa practitioners wear yellow practice suits, tie red waist drums on their waists and parade through streets in an endless procession. The sound of Fa-drums is like thunder in the human world, which shakes heaven and earth.

J46 Two Hands Hold the Wheel
Falun Gong's exercise includes both movement and meditation. In this photograph, several Falun Dafa practitioners are demonstrating the second set of Falun Gong exercises – Falun Standing Stance. Their benevolent expression shows people what Falun Gong is all about.

J47 Clarify the Truth on Any Occasion
Many Falun Dafa practitioners utilize every chance they have to clarify the truth. When they clarify the truth on the streets, every single person they meet has predestined relationship with them. As the truth is clarified, the kindest predestined relationship is formed. This photograph shows a scene of clarifying the truth in Manhattan.

J48 Clarify the Truth at Any Occasion
Many Falun Dafa practitioners utilize every chance they have to clarify the truth. This photograph shows a Westerner Falun Dafa practitioner holding a poster at a subway station.

J49 Peaceful Appeal during the UN Commission on Human Rights
In March 2002, Dafa practitioners gathered at the UN plaza in Geneva, Switzerland to hold a peaceful appeal. This photograph shows Falun Dafa Practitioner Dai Zhizhen holding her daughter, Chen Fadu and a practitioner beside Ms. Dai holding the ashes of Chen Zhiyong, Ms. Dai's husband. Mr. Chen Zhiyong was illegally arrested and tortured to death in Mainland China because he insisted on practicing Falun Dafa. Ms. Dai wasn't able to receive his ashes until eight months after she found out about his death.

J50 Large-scale Group Practice
Holding a large group practice and forming characters is a common way for Falun Dafa practitioners to demonstrate the benefits of the practice. The photograph shows Falun Gong practitioners holding a group practice in Brisbane, Australia at the beginning of October of 2001. They formed SOS as well as a map outline of Mainland China, asking the public to help rescue Falun Gong practitioners being tortured in China.

J51 Peaceful Appeal during the UN Commission on Human Rights
In March 2002, Dafa practitioners gathered at the UN plaza in Geneva and held an appeal urging the cessation of the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China.

J52 The Truth Being Spread All Over the China
Despite the enormous pressure they are under, Falun Dafa practitioners in China have continued to use all kinds of means to clarify the truth. The photograph shows truth-clarification banners hung on local streets in Mainland China. Those banners represent practitioners' unyielding wills and righteous determination to continue to clarify the truth about Falun Gong despite everything.

J53. The Truth Being Spread All Over the China
Despite the enormous pressure they are under, Falun Dafa practitioners in China have continued to use all kinds of means to clarify the truth. The photograph shows truth-clarification banners hung on local streets in Mainland China. Those banners represent practitioners' unyielding wills and righteous determination to continue to clarify the truth about Falun Gong despite everything.

Translated from part 2 of:
http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2005/6/15/32752.html

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