The Opening Ceremony of the 1848th Anniversary of the Birth of Guan Gong as well as the Completion of the Saintly Guandi Hall is Grandly Held by the S
On the morning of June 16, 2008, the honory guests from Shanxi province, Henan province and Hubei province converged at the Hubei Shanxi Merchants Association on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei grandly commemorating the 1848th anniversary of the birth of Saintly Guandi while meantime the grand completion ceremony of the Saintly Guandi Hall washeld.
Guan Gong is famous in the world for his spirit of “loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, bravery, honesty, faith” and is the revered idol worshipped by Shanxi Merchants. Shanxi Merchants is in the leading position of business circles for hundreds of years and one big secret is to keep promises and value faith and credit. Shanxi Merchants Federation in Hubei hosted the commemoration activities aiming to promote the Chinese Guan Gong culture, inherit and carry forward the spirit of Shanxi Merchants and make a new contribution to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
With the burst of enthusiastic applause and fireworks dancing in the sky, Mr Liu Hanping, general manager of Shanxi Merchants Association in Hubei declared the grand ceremony open. Then Mr Wang Geng, the President of the Association delivered the welcoming speech and after the master of the ceremony recited the Guangong elegiac address remarkably with both voice and expression. Mr Zhu Zhengming, the Deputy Secretary-General of Overseas Friendship Association in Hubei Province and the Secretary-General of Hubei Provincial Sino-Arican Business Council, Mr Wei Jianbin, vice director of Guandi Temple Culture Management Institute in Xiezhou of Shanxi Province, Mr Su Yongkang, and vice chairman of Hubei Province Federation of Industry and Commerce subsequently delivered the speech brimming with warm feelings. Finally, the honorary guests presented gaily decorated baskets and joss sticks.
The Unveiling Pomp of Saintly Guandi Hall by Shanxi Merchants Federation in Hubei
The “Military Saint Guangong” Enshrined in the Saintly Guandi Hall
Mr Zhu Zhengming, the Deputy Secretary-General of Overseas Friendship Association in Hubei Province and the Secretary-General of Hubei Provincial Sino-Arican Business Council is Making a Speech.