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Ben Chen (left) and Rocky Liao, childhood buddies who sat together in a London primary school, then lived separately in the U.K. and U.S., never to meet again for many years. Today, both are principal dancers with Shen Yun, touring the world together.

Ben Chen, left, and a few other Londoners who practice Falun Gong get ready to embark on a journey through England to raise awareness of the persecution of their fellow practitioners in China. (photo courtesy of Minghui.org)

Day one of a hunger strike in front of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in London, 2001. Ben Chen’s mother is on hunger strike, front left, as a toddler looks at a picture of a baby who was killed as a result of the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

10-year-old Ben Chen stands next to his mother and other Falun Gong practitioners as they perform meditation exercises in front of the embassy. (photo courtesy of Minghui.org)

The sit-in has continued year round, rain or shine. Day and night.

London New Year Parade, Ben Chen at front right and other Falun Gong practitioners play waist drums along with hundreds of other groups parading down Piccadilly.

A candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese embassy in London, April 26, 2007. (photo courtesy of Minghui.org)

Another silent vigil in remembrance of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners who had been tortured to death in custody in China. Ben Chen is 12 here. (photo courtesy of Minghui.org)

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Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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