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Falun , city (1990 pop. 33,256), capital of Kopparberg co., S central Sweden; chartered 1624 and again in 1641. It is the headquarters of Sweden's oldest company, the Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Aktiebolag, founded (1347) to operate the copper mines of Falun (no longer mined). The company, which helped considerably to finance Gustav II's campaigns during the Thirty Years War (1618-48), is still one of Sweden's largest, holding wide interests in iron, steel, chemicals, lumber, and paper, as well as in hydroelectric power. Of note in Falun is a 17th-century church, the Kristine Kyrka. ... Read more

Falun Gong
Falun Gong (Wheel of Dharma). A Chinese movement founded by Li...practices in the Chinese tradition, mainly Taoist and Buddhist, Falun Gong secured many adherents in the 1990s, perhaps as many...of the Communist party) and more overseas. Its teaching, Falun Dafa, is advocated in Li Hongzhi's book, Zhuan ... Read more

Falun Gong
or Falun Dafa Controversial spiritual movement combining...started arresting its followers in mid-1999. Many Falun Gong members were later tried and given long prison sentences. Li emigrated to the U.S. in 1998. Falun Gong Falun Gong Falun Gong Read more

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