Parade of 6,000 Brings Powerful Music, Delicate Wreaths

“I feel the power of the percussion,” Kuo Ming Cheng said of the 85 drummers behind him. “I melt my spirit with their spirit, so we are together.”
Parade of 6,000 Brings Powerful Music, Delicate Wreaths
Qian Lin walks through Chinatown carrying a photo in memory of her husband who was persecuted to death in 2002. Jeff Nenarella/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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The Tian Guo Marching Band leads a parade through Chinatown

The drum major’s field of vision is vast. At the front of the parade, with an empty road ahead and spectators lining the sidewalks, he stands proud—the sway of his red tassel a beacon for the band members following.

“I feel the power of the percussion,” Kuo Ming Cheng said of the 85 drummers behind him. “I melt my spirit with their spirit, so we are together.”

Kuo, a native of Taiwan, led 6,000 practitioners of Falun Dafa through Chinatown in New York Saturday.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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