Mission: To promote health and peace with Taiji

Theme: Peace in mind & Peace in body

Date & Time: 3:30pm-7:30pm, Saturday, August 2, 2008

Place: Whittier Narrows Regional Park

Location: 1600 North Rosemead Blvd. South El Monte, CA. 91733

Expected participants: over 10,000 people

Program:

1. 3:30pm: people arriving, network, mini-workshops, stage demonstrations and performances.

2. Ceremony starts at 6:00pm

3. American anthem and pledge to the flag.

4. Color guard and rifle detail.

5. VIP speeches

6. Waist Drums by American Chinese Culture Exchange

7. Lion Dance by Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School

8. Group Taiji Performance by International Taiji Cultural Exchange

9. Group Dance by Huang Ye Vacation Village of Los Angeles

10. Assembly meditation led by Hypnosis Motivation Institute

11. Assembly learning and practicing Taiji movements

a) Opening and closing hands: open as wide as shoulders, closed as narrow and face,

b) Clouded hands: wash face with left hand, wash face with right hand,

c) Rooster stands on one leg: lift left foot with left hand; lift right foot with right hand

12. Ceremony closes at 7:00pm

13. Singer Zhang Ya Li Solo

14. Entertainment keeps going onĄ­