(Minghui.org) On October 18, the 2012 Kangshan Lamb Cultural Festival was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Vice Mayor Liu Shi-fang led city government delegates, city council members and legislative council members to participate in the event. The Falun Gong Tang drum team played first in the opening ceremony, and practitioners also demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises.

Falun Gong practitioners’ Tang drum team performs in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Kangshan Lamb Cultural Festival

On October 27, the cultural festival held a press conference before the parade. Director Yuan invited Falun Gong practitioners to participate as sign-holding volunteers in the front of the procession and the waist drum team played the finale, bringing warmth and a festive atmosphere to the event.

Falun Gong practitioners’ waist drum team plays at the press conference on October 27

Falun Gong practitioners’ waist drum team participates in parade

At the Lanchuo Fair, Falun Gong practitioners’ exercise demonstration was eye-catching

On October 29, crowds of people participated in the Lanchuo Fair held in conjunction with the cultural festival. Falun Gong practitioners’ waist drum team was invited to play on stage in the evening. Along with the drum beats, a narrator explained to the audience that Falun Gong is a high level practice made public by Master Li in May 1992. The practitioners follow the universal principles Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. There are five exercises that are easy to learn and are suitable for young and old for health improvement and stress relief. The effects for healing and fitness are marvelous. More than one hundred million people in more than one hundred countries around the world are benefitting from practicing Falun Gong.