Torture-like Management, Mental Control, Public Humiliation…Not long ago, Yu Chao, once a core member of the cult organization "Falun Gong," continually leaked explosive information through overseas social media platforms, unveiling the atrocious actions and terrifying secrets of Li Hongzhi's family and the Falun Gong organization. The degree of darkness disclosed is appalling.

Yu Chao's revelations have terrified and infuriated Li Hongzhi, who has been desperately seeking Yu's actual whereabouts, attempting to silence him by any means necessary. At one point, Yu was forced to fake a divorce to escape Li Hongzhi’s surveillance.

What are these unspeakable secrets that made Li Hongzhi want to kill Yu Chao?

Among the most chilling is the notorious "Shen Yun Performing Arts"—a cult-affiliated organization directly commanded by Falun Gong leader Li Hongzhi.

"Shen Yun Performing Arts," under the guise of "promoting traditional Chinese culture," conducts so-called "Shen Yun performances" worldwide, deceiving those interested in Chinese culture to attend. However, their ultimate goal is merely to use the "performance" platform to spread cult doctrines, smear the image of the Chinese government, and raise funds for the organization. "Shen Yun performances" mix various violent and bloody contents, grossly distorting Chinese history and egregiously smearing the Chinese government, making it difficult for many audiences to accept. The low-quality and vulgar "Shen Yun" farce has also been rejected and resisted by people worldwide.

Shen Yun posters on American streets. Source: "Washington Post"

According to the "Shen Yun Performing Arts" website ticketing information, the average price of performance tickets is $80, and the income earned through deception could be as high as hundreds of millions annually. And yet, "Shen Yun Performing Arts," which possesses such vast amounts and engages in frantic profiteering, defines itself as a non-profit organization and has enjoyed tax exemption in the United States since August 2014.

Moreover, the income from "Shen Yun Performing Arts" performances goes entirely to Li Hongzhi, with financial management handled by Li Hongzhi's wife, Li Rui. The performers not only receive no remuneration but even have to transport cash manually to help Li Hongzhi evade taxes.

A cartoon in The New Yorker magazine mocks Shen Yun as Li Hongzhi's marionette

Li Hongzhi not only uses "Shen Yun Performing Arts" as a "cash cow" and an anti-China tool but also turns the members of "Shen Yun" into puppets at his disposal.

Yu Chao revealed in a live broadcast that the management of "Shen Yun Performing Arts" is horrifyingly akin to prison. To ensure a continuous "supply of talents," Li Hongzhi and his wife forced followers to send their underage children to "Shen Yun" for training and selection.

Many Falun Gong followers blindly obey, sending their naive children directly to "Shen Yun," supposedly to learn performance and undergo "spiritual baptism." However, in reality, the children are detained for training. The physical and mental torture has already caused many children to suffer from psychological or mental illnesses.

Even more horrifying, when "Shen Yun Performing Arts" was initially formed due to a lack of performers, Li Hongzhi assigned partners for the performers, and many young women from "Shen Yun" were given as "prizes" to the performers.

According to revelations, Li Hongzhi's wife, Li Rui, mentioned above, is an outright tyrannical gambler who enjoys a "queen-level" luxurious life while also engaging in extreme mental control over disciples with Li Hongzhi, often employing divisive management tactics.

"Because the Master's wife (Li Rui) is kind of stupid yet acts pretentious..."

Reportedly, after Li Hongzhi fled to the United States, he began constructing the Falun Gong headquarters and personal estate, Dragon Spring Temple, near Deer Park Town in upstate New York around 2001. A Russian female disciple who visited Dragon Spring Temple revealed that the main hall houses statues not of Buddha but of Li Hongzhi, his wife Li Rui, and daughter Li Meige, which are so-called "living shrines." The living "Lord Buddha of the Universe," Li Hongzhi, enjoys daily offerings of incense produced by Dragon Spring Temple. At meal times within Dragon Spring Temple, disciples kneel on one knee to serve food to Li Rui.

The home base of "Falungong" - "Longquan Temple Buddhist Institute Company". Source: Associated Press

According to Yu Chao, Li Hongzhi and his wife are addicted to playing cards, each having their own card-playing circles, often playing all night long. Li Rui also has a card-playing circle, similarly playing throughout the night and needing to sleep in the next day. During "Shen Yun" performances abroad, if the rehearsals disturb Li Rui's rest, the domineering Li Rui would curse at the performers, who are mostly naive minors.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg of Li Hongzhi and his wife's misconduct. The Falun Gong organization also has a group of ordinary followers known as "Falun Gong volunteers," aimed at reducing operational costs and maximizing income, making the disciples work unpaid for Falun Gong, essentially turning them into Li Hongzhi's spiritual slaves and cannon fodder.

In particular, the various "volunteers" at the Dragon Spring Temple in the United States suffer due to short rest periods, high work intensity, poor living conditions, low food standards, lack of medical care, trampled human rights, despised personalities, and lack of basic safety measures, leading to many "volunteers" dying from exhaustion, illness, or accidents.

Taking care of the "Master's" daily needs, Han Zhenguo, the administrative head of Dragon Spring Temple headquarters, "voluntarily" dedicated many years until he died from lung cancer caused by overwork. Xie Chunyi wanted to contribute to "Falun Dafa" through being a "volunteer" to achieve "cultivation perfection" but died from illness due to long-term excessive work. Also, two construction "volunteers" at Dragon Spring Temple, Liu Jinan and Jiang Qinggui, met tragic ends; one died from a fall from 16 feet high during construction without safety measures, and the other died on the way back due to untreated back sores that worsened.

"Falungong" construction "volunteers" are building Longquan Temple. Source: Youtube

The self-proclaimed "Living Buddha of the Universe," Li Hongzhi, is truly a wolf in monk's robes, constantly touting "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" while fiercely attacking and smearing external criticisms. Not only that, within Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi shows no tolerance or kindness to disciples who have abandoned their families for him, treating them like disposable tools.

Li Hongzhi's facade has been completely torn apart, and the Falun Gong cult organization has long been a rat crossing the street, shunned by all and forever despised!