(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the 24th Irvine Global Village Festival in Great Park, California, on October 11, 2025.
They demonstrated the five exercises of Falun Dafa and displayed art works from the Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition, so that visitors could learn more about the practice.
The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition in Great Park during the 24th Irvine Global Village Festival on October 11, 2025.
The Irvine Global Village Festival showcases the culture, traditions, and art of different ethnic groups. The festival this year featured 116 stalls, about 30 food vendors, and spectacular performances.
Falun Dafa practitioners have participated in the festival for more than a decade.
Irvine is the second largest city in Orange County and the sixth largest city in California, with a population of 318,000. Mike Carroll, chairman of Great Park and City Councilman from District 4, said in his welcome speech that Irvine has been ranked one of the safest cities in the United States for 20 consecutive years, and it is also the most diverse community in the United States.
Consulate officials from Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, Iraq, and Azerbaijan attended the festival.
Demonstrating the Five Sets of Exercises on Stage
Falun Dafa practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises on the stage and on the lawn at the 24th Irvine Global Village Festival on October 11, 2025.
A Falun Dafa practitioner introduced the exercises on stage and shared how the practice improved her health and well-being. Practitioners then demonstrated the five sets of exercises accompanied by the soothing exercise music.
Falun Dafa promotes self-improvement through the exercises and meditation. This belief system provides opportunities for spiritual growth through rigorous practice, encouraging practitioners to let go of unhealthy attachments and strive to harmonize their lives with the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.
Many people who practice Falun Dafa experience significant health benefits, vitality, clarity of mind, and stress relief.
Falun Dafa practitioners also demonstrated the five sets of exercises on the lawn opposite the main parking lot of the park, near the park entrance.
People Support Falun Gong Practitioners’ Efforts to End the Persecution
Visitors sign a petition to stop forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners on Oct. 11, 2025.
As soon as a practitioner mentioned the “hot mic” incident to a local resident, the man immediately said he knew what she was referring to, and said it was awful. He signed the petition to stop forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners.
On September 3, China Central Television (CCTV) transmitted a video of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walking and talking to the BBC and other media, and it also transmitted the audio. The conversation touched upon how, with the development of biotechnology, human organ transplantation will allow people to live longer, with a predicted lifespan of up to 150 years.
A couple of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, who had suffered persecution at the hands of the Soviet Communist Party, signed the petition without hesitation, condemning the CCP's evil practice of live organ harvesting.
Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition
Practitioners displayed paintings from the Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition on the lawn. People stopped to admire them and asked questions. While two women were asking questions, the girls accompanying them went to look at the paintings, then sat down to imitate the meditation postures of the figures in the paintings. A young practitioner came over to teach them the movements, and they happily left with small lotus flowers as gifts.
Loria, a local resident, said that she has been very interested in rural culture, religion, and philosophy since she was a child, and has always been eager to learn more about them. Her grandparents had visited China and her friends had lived in China. “I know about the CCP’s suppression of religion, such as Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama,” she said. After signing the petition, she chatted with practitioners for a long time before leaving.
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