Photo Gallery: Falun Gong returns to Washington, DCPractitioners are optimistic and observe change in Chinese people

Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners exercise in front of the US Capitol on July 12th (Ma Youzhi/ Epoch Times)

 

Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners practice exercises on the grand lawn in front of the US Capitol on July 12th prior to a rally highlighting the persecution of Falun Gong in China (Ma Youzhi/Epoch Times)

 

Falun Gong practitioners practice the fifth exercise of Falun Gong, a sitting meditation, outside of the US Capitol (Li Ming/Epoch Times)

 

Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners and supporters attend a rally to end the persecution of Falun Gong in China at the US Capitol on July 12th (Edward Dai/Epoch Times)

 

Outside the US Capitol, congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen calls for an end of the persecution of Falun Gong in China (Lisa Fan/Epoch Times)

 

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher speaks out against the persecution of Falun Gong at a rally in Washington DC in front of the US Capitol (Lisa Fan/Epoch Times)

 

Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners hold signs calling for an end of the persecution in China at the US Capitol on July 12th (Lisa Fan/Epoch Times)

 

Photographs of Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted to death in China over the past 13 years. The poster was displayed outside a Falun Gong rally in Washington DC on July 12th (Shaoshao Chen/Epoch Times)

 

Women sewing a banner before Falun Dafa Rally in Washington DC on July 12th (Shaoshao Chen/Epoch Times)

 

The Tian Guo Marching Band performs on Pennslyvania Avenue in Washington DC on July 13th (Ma Youzhi/Epoch Times)

 

Thousands of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners participate in a parade through the streets of Washington DC on July 13th (Li Ming/Epoch Times)

 

Linda, a young Falun Gong practitioner plays the erhu, a 2-stringed Chinese instrument sometimes knows as the Chinese violin, at a concert calling for the end of the persecution of Falun Gong in China (Jeff Nenarella/Epoch Times)

 

Courtney Dowe performs the song, "Accomplice", calling for an end to organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China (Jeff Nenarella/Epoch Times)

 

At the Washington Monument on July 13th, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners participate in a candlelight vigil in honour of practitioners and families being persecuted in China. The Chinese characters they are forming are the principles of Falun Gong: Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance (Dai Bing/Epoch Times)

 

A young Chinese girl holds a candle during a vigil at the Washington Monument, Washington DC on July 13th (Shaoshao Chen/Epoch Times)

 

A Falun Gong practitioner holds a placard in memory of Wu Yuxian, who was persecuted to death in China (Edward Dai/Epoch Times)

Source http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1483460-photo-gallery-falun-gong-returns-to-washington-dc/

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