a chronicle of major events of falun dafa, part 1 (revised edition)

PureInsight | January 19, 2004

[PureInsight.org] Throughout the course of history, historians have always recorded significant events in history. Now that Falun Dafa has been disseminated in the human realm, Falun Dafa disciples who have been following their Teacher and helping with Fa-rectification have the responsibility of recording each major Falun Dafa event in the human realm that has occurred during the Fa-rectification period and leaving the Falun Dafa Chronicle to future generations. We have compiled a preliminary Falun Dafa Chronicle, and ask for practitioners' feedback in order to complete and correct the Falun Dafa Major Events chronicle.

[Note: All Falun Dafa books and articles refer to their Chinese version unless otherwise specified.]

Date	Event
May 13, 1951	The founder of Falun Gong, Mr. Li Hongzhi was born in Princess Ridge City (or Gongzhuling City in Chinese), Jilin Province, China.
May 13-22, 1992	The first session of Falun Dafa lecture classes was conducted at the Fifth Middle School, Changchun City, China. About 180 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Human Body Research Association
May 25-June 3, 1992	The second session of Falun Dafa classes in Changchun was conducted at the Fifth Middle School, Changchun City, China. About 250 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Human Body Research Association
June 25-July 4, 1992	The first set of Falun Dafa classes in Beijing was conducted at the auditorium of the National Building Materials Bureau located at the Ganjiakou Business Center in Beijing. About 240 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: China Qigong Research Association
July 15-July 24, 1992	The second set of Falun Dafa classes in Beijing was held at the Second Artillery Auditorium, South Lishi Road, Beijing. About 600 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: China Qigong Research Association
August 26 - September 4, 1992	The third set of Falun Dafa classes in Changchun was conducted at the Changkong Recreation Center, Changchun City. About 550 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Human Body Research Association
September 7, 1992	Mr. Li Hongzhi gave a Fa lecture in Changchun.
September 8-17, 1992	The fourth set of Falun Dafa classes in Changchun was conducted at the Provincial Committee Auditorium, Changchun City. About 700 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Human Body Research Association
September 18-25, 1992	The third set of Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Second Artillery Auditorium, Beijing. Sponsoring Organization: China Qigong Research Association
September 1992	Falun Gong was officially accepted as a direct branch of the China Qigong Research Association, and received a nationwide permit to teach Falun Dafa in China.
October 1992	A Falun Dafa class in Taiyuan was conducted at the Labor Union Auditorium of the Mining Machinery Factory, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Sponsoring Organization: The Mining Machinery Factory Labor Union, Taiyuan City
October 27 - November 5, 1992	The fourth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Second Artillery Auditorium, Beijing. About 1,500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
November 16-25, 1992	A Falun Dafa class in Guan County was conducted at the Guan County Brewery Factory's Auditorium, Guan County, Shandong Province. About 150 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guan County Qigong Association
November 30 - December 9, 1992	The fifth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at Third Academy of the Yungang Space Division, Beijing. About 400 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
December 12-21, 1992	Mr. Li Hongzhi and some of his students attended the 1992 Oriental Health Expo in Beijing. The expo was held at the National Trade Building, Dabeiyao, Beijing. Masses of people who attended the expo were amazed by the miraculous healing effect of Falun Gong. Mr. Li Hongzhi received more awards at the expo than any other Qigong master.
January 3-12, 1993	The sixth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Nuclear Equipment Factory's Auditorium, Dabeiyao, Beijing. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
February 7-14, 1993	The seventh Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Army's Second Artillery Auditorium, Beijing. About 5,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committe of China Qigong Research Association
February 15-22, 1993	The eighth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the auditorium of the Chinese Department of Aerospace's Third Academy at Sanfeng, Beijing. About 400 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
February 23 - March 4, 1993	The ninth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Nuclear Equipment Factory's Auditorium, Beijing. 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
March 15-24, 1993	The first Falun Dafa class in Wuhan was conducted at the Wuchang 701 Auditorium, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. About 300 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Wuhan City Qigong Association
March 29-April 7, 1993	The second Falun Dafa class in Wuhan was conducted at the Hankou City Committee's Auditorium, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Wuhan City Qigong Association
April 1993	*China Falun Gong* published and distributed by the Military Affairs Friendship and Culture Publishing Company
April 13-22, 1993	The first Falun Dafa class in Guangzhou was conducted at the Xiangxiao Factory Labor Union, Goangzhou City, Guangdong Province. About 200 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: The Guangzhou Baolin Qigong School
April 29-May 6, 1993	The tenth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Wukesong Space Division Second Academy Auditorium, Beijing. About 1,500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
May 8-17, 1993	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Linqing Party School's Auditorium, Linqing City, Shandong Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Linqing City Human Body Research Association
May 25-June 4, 1993	The first Falun Dafa class in Guiyang was conducted at Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. About 400 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guizhou Province Qigong Research Association
June 5-15, 1993	The second Falun Dafa class in Guiyang was conducted at Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. Sponsoring Organization: Guizhou Province Qigong Research Association
June 1993	The June edition of *Chinese Qigong* magazine published a special report on Falun Gong and Mr. Li Hongzhi.
June 19-26, 1993	The fifth Falun Dafa class in Changchun was conducted at the Changchun City Provincial Committee's Auditorium. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Human Body Research Association
June 27-July 4, 1993	The sixth Falun Dafa class in Changchun was conducted at the Mingfang Palace Auditorium of Jilin University, Changchun City. About 1,200 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Human Body Research Association
July 14-23, 1993	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Qiqihar Post and Telecommunication Auditorium, Helongjiang Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qiqihar City Qigong Research Association
July 25-August 3, 1993	The eleventh Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Public Security University, Beijing. About 2,200 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
July 30, 1993	Under the approval of the Chinese Qigong Research Association, the Chinese Falun Gong Research Association was established.
August 4-11, 1993	The 12th Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Second Academy's Auditorium of Wukesong Air and Space Department, Beijing. About 1,500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
August 15-21, 1993	The third Falun Dafa class in Guiyang was conducted at Guiyang City, Huizhou Province. About 1,700 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guizhou Province Qigong Research Association
August 27 - September 5, 1993	The thirteenth Falun Dafa class in Beijing was conducted at the Changxindian 27th Locomotive Factory's Auditorium, Beijing. About 560 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Qigong Principles and Standards Committee of China Qigong Research Association
August 31, 1993	The Valor Foundation at the Public Security Ministry in China wrote a thank-you letter to the Chinese Qigong Scientific Research Institute, expressing its heartfelt gratitude towards Mr. Li Hongzhi, who voluntarily treated and healed the awarded representatives with no charge at the Third National Valor Awards.
September 12-22, 1993	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Jiangbei District Government's Auditorium, Chongqing, Sichuan Province. About 400 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Chongqing City Health Qigong School
September 21, 1993	The *People's Public Security Daily* published by the Public Security Ministry in China, published a news report titled, "Falun Gong Healed Valor Award Winners," which says that people who had received the Valor Award but were afflicted with illnesses or injuries "have seen their health greatly improved after [Mr. Li Hongzhi's] treatment."
September 25 - October 2, 1993	The third Falun Dafa class in Wuhan was conducted at Wuchang city, Wuhan. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Wuhan City Qigong Research Association
October 3-10, 1993	The fourth Falun Dafa class in Wuhan was conducted at the Hankou City Committee's Auditorium, Wuhan. About 1,200 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Wuhan City Qigong Research Association
October 11-18, 1993	The fifth Falun Dafa class in Wuhan was conducted at the Qingshan Region, Wugang Auditorium, Wuhan. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Wuhan City Qigong Research Association
October 25 - November 3, 1993	The second Falun Dafa class in Guangzhou was conducted at the auditorium of the Federation of Trade Unions?headquarters, Guangzhou City. About 700 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guangzhou City Baolin Qigong School
November 21 - December 1, 1993	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at Hefei City, Anhui Province. About 510 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Anhui Provinc Qigong Association
December 11-20, 1993	Mr. Li Hongzhi and some of his students attended the 1993 Oriental Health Expo in Beijing. The expo was held at the Sanyuanqiao International Exhibition Center in Beijing. Mr. Li Hongzhi attended the expo as a member of the Expo Organizing Committee. Mr. Li Hongzhi gave Fa lectures on December 15, 17 and 20. At the end of the expo, Mr. Li was awarded the top prize of the expo, "Greatest Contributor to the Progress Being Made in the Cutting Edge Science." He also received the "Special Gold Prize" of the expo and was named the "Most Popular Qigong Master."
December 1993	*China Falun Gong, The Revised Edition* published and distributed by the Military Affairs Friendship and Culture Publishing Company
December 27, 1993	Mr. Li Hongzhi was awarded an Honors Proclamation by the Valor Foundation at the Public Security Ministry in China.
January 6-15, 1994	The third Falun Dafa class in Guangzhou was conducted at headquarters of the Federation of Trade Unions, Guangzhou City. About 800 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guangzhou Baolin Qigong School
January 17-26, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Jianshe Road Peoples' Auditorium, Heping District, Tianjin. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Tianjin Science and Technology Consulting Company, Qigong Development Division.
January 28 - February 5, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Jinan Jingshi Road Number 27 Young Cadres Academy, Shandong Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Youth Science and Technology Education Center, Shandong Province
February 11-18, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Kenli County Committee Reception's Auditorium, Shandong Province. About 400 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Shandong Kenli Huanghekou Economic Technology Development Regional Management Committee
February 20 - March 1, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Lingyuan Iron and Steel Company Federation of Trade Unions Auditorium, Liaoning Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Liaoning Lingyuan Iron and Steel Company Federation of Trade Unions.
March 3-12, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Shijiazhuang City Youth Palace, Hebei Province. About 800 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Hebei Shijiazhuang Yonglong Human Body Research Association
March 14-22, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Heping Bayi Auditorium, Tianjin. About 1,200 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Tianjin Human Body Research Association and Tianjin Science and Technology Consulting Company Development Division
March 27-April 4, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Dalian Foreign Languages Institute, Nanyuan Auditorium, Liaoning. About 600 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Liaoning Province Dalian Qigong Research Association
April 5-12, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Liaoning Province Jinzhou City Qigong Research Association
April 15-24, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at Hefei City, Anhui Province. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Anhui Province Qigong Research Association
April, May, August of 1994	The April, May and August issues of *Window to Art* magazine published a three-part special report on Falun Gong and Mr. Li Hongzhi.
April 29-May 8, 1994	The seventh Falun Dafa class in Changchun was conducted at the Jilin University Mingfanggong Auditorium, Changchun City. About 1,000 people attended the day class and about 1,000 people attended the night class. Sponsoring Organization: Changchun City Qigong Research Association
May 20-27, 1994	A Dafa class was conducted at the Chongqing City Heavy Steel Third Factory Auditorium, Chongong, Sichuan Province. Sponsoring Organization: Chongqing City Health Qigong School
May 29-June 5, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Sichuan Qigong Research Association
June 11-18, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Zhengzhou City Fengyu Sports Stadium, Henan Province. Sponsoring Organization: Zhengzhou Qigong Association
June 21-28, 1994	The second Falun Dafa class in the city of Jinan was conducted at the Jinan City Huangting Sports Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. About 4,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Shandong Province Youth Science and Technology Cultural Service Center
July 2-9, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Dalian City Locomotive Factory Sports Stadium in Dalian, Liaoning Province. About 1,500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Dalian City Qigong Research Association
July 15-18, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the National Women's Volleyball Training Center Sports Stadium, Zhengzhou City, Hunan Province. About 500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Hunan Province Zhengzhou District Qigong Research Association
July 19-27, 1994	The fourth Falun Dafa class was conducted in the city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guangzhou Baolin Qigong School
August 5-12, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Harbin City Feichi Water Polo Stadium in Harbin City, Heilongjiang. About 1,500 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Harbin City Qigong Research Association
August 20-27, 1994	A Falun Dafa class was conducted at the Yanji Yanbian County Sports Stadium in Yanbian County, Jilin Province. About 1,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Yanji Qigong Research Association
September 1994	The Falun Gong Exercises instructional videotape was published by Beijing Television and Art Center Publishing Company.
September 18, 1994	Mr. Li Hongzhi explained the Fa to Falun Dafa Assistants at Changchun. Mr. Li gave a Fa lecture and explained the Fa for five and a half hours.
December 21-29, 1994	The fifth Falun Dafa class at Guangzhou was conducted at the Guangzhou Sports Stadium. About 6,000 people attended the class. Sponsoring Organization: Guangzhou City Human Body Research Association
December 31, 1994	Mr. Li Hongzhi gave a Fa lecture in Dalian. About 6,600 people attended the lecture.
May 13, 1992 - December 21, 1994	In summary, during this period of time, Mr. Li Hongzhi was invited by various local governments and Qigong research institutes to teach a total of 54 sets of Falun Dafa classes in China. Each class lasted about 10 days. Several tens of thousands people participated in these classes.
December 1994	*Zhuan Falun* was published and distributed by China TV Broadcasting Agency Publishing Company
January 4, 1995	Mr. Li Hongzhi unveiled his new book, *Zhuan Falun* at a ceremony held in Beijing. He also gave a Fa lecture at the book unveiling ceremony.
March 13, 1995	Mr. Li Hongzhi was invited to Paris, France to spread his teaching by the Chinese ambassador to France and other officials at the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France. In the afternoon, Mr. Li was invited to give a Fa lecture at the Cultural Center of the Chinese embassy in France. This marked the beginning of Falun Dafa's being introduced outside of China.
March 13-19, 1995	Mr. Li Hongzhi gave a Dafa class in France. It was the first Falun Dafa class held outside China. Mr. Li taught the class at night.
April 14-20, 1995	The second Falun Dafa class outside of China was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was the last time that Mr. Li Hongzhi gave his Nine-Lectures class. In addition, Mr. Li gave three Fa lectures in Gothenburg, one Fa lecture in Stockholm, and one Fa lecture in Uddevalla. Each Fa lecture lasted for about half a day.
May 10-14, 1995	To commemorate the third anniversary of Falun Dafa being taught in public, Falun Dafa practitioners held "The First Falun Dafa Painting and Photography Exhibition" in Changchun City. There were a total of 655 pieces of artwork of different varieties at the exhibition. Over 6,000 people attended the exhibition. The Assistant Director of Qigong Scientific Research Institute in Jilin Province, the Chairman of the Jilin Provincial Sports Qigong Association, and the Secretary General of Qigong and Human Body Research Institute in Changchun City, as well as many other celebrities, attended the event.
May 13, 1995	Mr. Li Hongzhi gave a Fa lecture in Dayushan, Hong Kong, which was included in **Zhuan Falun (Volume II)**.
August 1995	*Explaining the Content of Falun Dafa* distributed by Changchun Publishing Company
November 1995	*Zhuan Falun (Volume II)* Published and Distributed by China World Languages Publishing Company
January 1996	*Beijing Youth Daily* listed *Zhuan Falun* as one of the ten best-selling books in Beijing.
March 1996	Falun Dafa withdrew from the China Qigong Scientific Research Association.
March 21, 1996	*Beijing Youth Daily* published a list of best-selling books in Beijing City, with *Zhuan Falun* as one of the best-selling books.
March 22, 1996	*Beijing Evening Daily* published a list of best-selling books in January and February, with *Zhuan Falun* on both lists.
1996	Mr. Li Hongzhi immigrated to the United States.
Since April 1996	The members of the former Chinese Falun Gong Research Association filed applications to the Ethnic Group Affairs Committee at the China National People's Congress, China Buddhism Association, and the United Front Bureau of the Chinese Central Government to establish a non-religious Falun Gong Academic Research Association. The United Front Bureau of the Chinese Central Government issued an official document stating that the application was denied and the agency didn't support the establishment of the Falun Gong association. The bureau also ordered the management of the six original applicants to relay the message in person to the applicants.
June 8, 1996	*Beijing Daily* announced April's best-selling book list, with *Zhuan Falun* as one of the books.
June 17, 1996	*Guangming Daily*, one of Chinese Communist government's official newspapers, published an editorial article titled, "A Loud and Long Alarm Must Be Sounded Against Pseudoscience," which claimed Falun Gong to promote superstition, and to be "pseudoscience." This is the first time the Chinese Communist Government attacked Falun Gong in public.