Li Youlin, a farmer in Dongliao County, Jilin Province, became obsessed with "Falun Gong." On May 21, 1999, Li told his wife that the next day was his master's birthday and he was going to burn incense to him. On May 23, Li was found having hanged himself, with a picture of Li Hongzhi and seven joss sticks burnt on the ground beneath him.