(Minghui.org) The annual Asian Festival was held on May 24-25 in Columbus. More than 100 thousand people attend this popular cultural event every year, enjoying Asian cuisine and entertainment.

Falun Gong practitioners in Ohio have participated in the festival every year since 1998. This year, they demonstrated the exercises and passed out Falun Gong materials in Franklin Park, raising awareness about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution in China.

Many people stopped and took photos, talked to practitioners, and picked up informational materials. Some learned the exercises during the event and asked for the contact information for the local exercise sites.

Demonstrating the exercises

A visitor learns the exercises

Explaining what Falun Gong is to visitors