(Minghui.org) The 2024 Luzhu Tomato Festival, which is hosted by the Kaohsiung City Government, was held at the Luzhu Sports Park on December 7 and 8, 2024. The popular event drew many people. To help promote good health, the organizer invited Falun Dafa practitioners to demonstrate the five exercises and introduce the practice.

Festival attendees followed practitioners’ movements as they demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises on stage. 

People read introductory pamphlets about Falun Dafa. 

The Luzhu District in Kaohsiung City is known for its tomatoes. It is the largest and best-quality tomato-producing area south of the Chia-Nan Plain in Taiwan. The event showcased specialty agricultural products and hosted local small farmers’ food stalls. School groups and different associations presented cultural performances, drawing a large number of residents and tourists.

Host Praises Falun Dafa for Contributing to Society

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises on stage at noon. The host introduced and recommended Falun Dafa, noting that the principles of the practice emphasize virtue, kindness, and being a good person, and are also effective in improving health for young and old alike. He said, “Falun Dafa has made great contributions to physical and mental health and uplifts social morality.”

The organizer, the Luzhu District Office, invited practitioners to set up a booth this year because they were so popular the past few years. Many visitors followed along to do the exercises when the practitioners demonstrated them on stage. Some people also read the Falun Dafa introductory pamphlets and copies of Minghui Weekly.

People Are Interested in Practicing Falun Dafa 

Mr. and Mrs. Hsu said they would learn how to practice.

After Mr. and Mrs. Hsu watched practitioners demonstrate the exercises, they went to the Falun Dafa booth to get an introductory pamphlet and a Minghui Weekly. Mr. Hsu said, “This exercise looks comfortable and soothing. So many young people practice Falun Dafa. The newspaper reported that many participated in the character formation activity. This exercise is very popular.” Mrs. Hsu said, “We also want to learn to practice. I’m interested in this exercise—it feels like something I’ve wanted for a long time.”

Ms. Cai from downtown Kaohsiung came to the Tomato Festival with her friends. After talking with a practitioner and watching the exercise demonstration, she said, “This exercise is very good for health. I also want to practice it. I will find a nearby practice site when I go home.”

Ms. Cai wants to learn Falun Dafa. 

The event also drew many tourists. After watching the practitioners’ exercise demonstration, a man from the U.S. and a woman from India asked them about Falun Dafa, what Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance meant, and why the Chinese Communist Party persecutes Falun Dafa. They expressed their support and asked to have their photo taken with practitioners.

A tourist from the United States (second from left) and a woman from India (fourth from left) expressed their support for Falun Dafa after watching the practitioners’ exercise demonstration.