The six-day exhibition showcasing the works of renowned calligrapher Liu Xitong was a well-received success. Thousands of people visited the exhibit, held in the Publishing Art Hall in Qingdao City, and the media widely reported on it. But Liu made a worrisome observation: throughout the exhibition, several plainclothes policemen were loitering about , mingling with the crowd. A few days after the exhibition ended, Liu was arrested. The home he shared with his wife was ransacked and many of his calligraphy works were confiscated. Some of Liu Xitong’s calligraphy works on display at the exhibition. (Minghui.org) This was just one of the more than 20 times over 16 years that Liu was arrested and detained for practicing Falun Gong , a meditation practice handed down from ancient China that teaches living by the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. The Chinese Communist Party initiated a persecution campaign against the practice in 1999 that continues today and
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