The visitors who flocked to our booth included mr . oh , byung - moon , the ex - minister of education ; mr . lee , yang - woo , the ex - superintendent of educational affairs ; kim , jong - tae , the chairman of the kwangju daily newspaper , etc . besides , many people ordered paintings according to their preference 在络绎不绝的参观者中，有前教育部长吴炳文先生前教育事务局长李良宇先生，还有光州日报社长金宗太先生等等。很多人都订购了他们喜欢的画作。
On january 15 , 2004 , fellow practitioners from daegu , daejeon and gwangju celebrated the coming of the exceptionally meaningful new year 2004 . during the event , all were greatly excited at the spiritual elevation of the world and expressed deep appreciation for masters great love and blessing 2004年元月15日，大邱大田光州的同修也都在各自的小中心欢庆这个意义非凡的新年，大家对世人的灵性提升感到振奋，并衷心感谢师父的加持及无尽的爱。
On may 8 , as supreme master ching hai s ocean of love lecture tour drew to a successful close in seoul , south korea , thousands of fellow practitioners from more than thirty countries arrived at youngdong center in kwangju to attend a six - day retreat and celebrate master s birthday 当清海无上师爱海之旅巡回弘法于五月八日在韩国汉城划下圆满句点之时，数千位来自世界各地三十多个国家的同修已陆续抵达位于韩国光州的永同道场，叁加禅六暨师父的生日庆典活动。
On december 7 , the nationwide vegetarianism campaign got off to a good start at a vegetarian restaurant in kwangju . fellow practitioners decorated the dining tables with beautiful flowers , candles , and balloons , and displayed a large poster expounding on master s teachings about vegetarianism , along with master s publications and vegetarian cooking material 光州为此次全国性素食活动的首站，活动是在12月日于一家素食屋举行，同修以美丽的鲜花蜡烛及汽球装饰所有的餐桌，同时在会场展示师父的经书及素食烹调的材料，并将师父对素食的教理以大型海报的方式展示给大众观看。
During the exhibition , we played master s videos continuously and held a question and answer session . there was a surprising response . the event was covered by three korean broadcasting companies : kbs , kbc , and mbc and four newspapers : the kwangju daily , the moodeung daily , the chonnam mail , and the kwangju times 展览期间，我们不停地播放师父的录影带，并且安排了问答时间，其回响也是令人惊喜，韩国三家广播电台kbs kbc mbc和四家报纸光州日报无等日报全南每日光州时报都报导了我们的活动。
