Dragon Springs

Dragon Springs, also known as The Mountain, is a 427-acre compound located in Deerpark, New York, northwest of New York City, which serves as the de facto headquarters of the global Falun Gong religious movement and the Shen Yun performance arts troupe. Falun Gong founder and leader Li Hongzhi resides near the compound, along with hundreds of Falun Gong adherents. Members of Falun Gong extension Shen Yun live and rehearse in the compound, which also contains schools and temples. The compound is registered as a church, Dragon Springs Buddhist, which gives it tax exemptions and greater privacy.

Dragon Springs is located primarily in Deerpark, New York, near the hamlet of Cuddebackville, north of Port Jervis, in Orange County. It sits below the Shawangunk Mountains approximately two hours north of Manhattan. The surrounding communities contain a large number of Falun Gong followers. Scholar Andew Junker noted that in 2019, located near Dragon Springs, in Middletown, was an office for the Falun Gong media extension The Epoch Times, which published a special local edition.

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