New York: the Exchanges of Chinese and American Guangong Cultural are Colorful
News from World Guangong Culture Website:
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2016, Chinese Guangong (Guan Yu, who was honored as the Saint of war in Chinese history) cultural exchange delegation arrived in New York located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. There they were entertained with a warm welcome by the local overseas Chinese wherever they went. Cultural scholars, artists and entrepreneurs from China and America together to devoutly worship Guan Gong, talk about Guangong Cultural, show the artistic works, and chat about the strong cohesion of Chinese traditional culture to Chinese at home and abroad……
The Statue of Liberty along the coast of Atlantic Ocean and high-rise buildings in Manhattan, New York(photographed by Zhu Zhengming)
★Handsome and hospitable chairman Li Shaoji at Lingying Guan Yu Temple in New York
As soon as the group of delegators got out of the John F Kenney International Airport in New York, chairman Li Shaoji of Lingying Guan Yu Temple in New York, bobbed up and greeted them with ushering them to the China Town in Brooklyn Eight Avenue. When seeing the street lined with so many advertising light boxes shining and people encountered with black hair and yellow skin, they all arose the same feeling as if they themselves had returned hometown.
In the great hall of Ling Ying Guan Yu Temple, New York, Zhu Zhengming (the second on the left) presents to the Chairman Li Shaoji(middle) and his son the calligraphy and paintings on Guan Yu and an academic monograph titled Tour around the World -Searching for Guan Gong’s Smriti as gifts. (photographed by Wang Ting)
Chairman Li Shaoji at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (Photographed by Zhu Zhengming)
Last year, Chairman Li Shaoji built a fourth-floor building in Chengxing of China, of which the third floor was used to sacrifice Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang and Avalokitesvara, and on the fourth floor roof, there are three eye-catching words “Lingying Temple”, and a few American flags and Chinese flags, which are flying in the winter breeze.
The next day, Li Shaoji invited more than 10 artists and entrepreneurs from New York, they chatted about the Guangong Culture on both sides of the ocean with the members of the exchange group in the hall of the “Lingying Temple”. Li Shaoji led everyone to take pictures in front of the Guan Yu statue; Guangong Culture connected the people tightly that are on both sides of the ocean.
In the hall of the New York Lingying Guan Yu Temple, Zhu Zhengming on behalf of China's Shanxi Yuncheng Haizhou Guan Yu Temple, Henan Luoyang Guan Lin and Hubei Dangyang Guan Ling, to present the congratulations banners to the Lingying Temple.
In the days of New York, Li Shaoji drove the car and always accompanied the exchange group to take part in the activities, such as boarded the helicopter to sail and take a picture of Manhattan, visited the Chinese well-known community, visited New York well-known entrepreneurs, and walked through and told the story of New York in Manhattan’s high-rise jungle. Of which Wang Guoxin was moved deeply, he especially wrote a couplets for Lingying Temple which their contents are included:
Lingtai keeps faith, confidence and belief
Good reasons, results and fate should be felt easy-going
After the exchange group leaving the New York, Li Shaoji also led his lion team to pay a New Year call to Chinese shops in Chinatown and meanwhile send blessings to the overseas Chinese.
★ Guan Yu Entered into the United Nations Headquarters
The New York United Nations Headquarters on the eve of the Spring Festival became more upright after the snowstorm. The opening ceremony of painting and calligraphy exhibition of 2016 United Nations Headquarters was held on the first floor of the United Nations.
National CPPCC members Wang Guoxin and his family at the United Nations headquarters in New York (Photographed by ZhuZhengming)
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Zhu Zhengming (right) presented photographic works to Lamin Sise (middle)who is the senior adviser of the UN’s former secretary general, Annan. On the left, he is the member of the CPPCC National Committee, Wang Guoxin.( Photographed by Wang Ting)
Zhu Zhengming and the Central Conservatory of Music Guzheng actor at the Spring Festival Gala Evening scene of United Nations Headquarters (Photographed by anonymity)
In the waves of warm applause, Lamin Sise (UN’s former secretary general Annan’s senior adviser), Wen Xuejun(UN’s China Book Association President), members of the national committee of CPPCC and Wang Guoxin (famous artists) gave a speech.
After the opening ceremony, Wen Xuejun, Wang Guoxin, Zheng Guilan, Zhu Zhengming, Li Shaoji, etc. to take part in the Spring Festival Gala Evening held by United Nations Headquarters.
★ Visit the Lung Kong Tin Yee Association of New York of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Zilong.
Under the guidance of Zhu Liye (who is the president of the American Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Association) and Li Shaoji (who is the Chairman of the New York Lingying Guan Yu Temple), the exchange group visit the Lung Kong Tin Yee Association of New York of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Zilong located in the Manhattan Chinatown. Chairman Liu Man warmly received the exchange group in the Lung Kong Tin Yee Association.
The exchange group presented the banner of “Tour Around the World – Searching for Guan Gong’s Smriti” (Photographed by Li Shaoji)
In the hall of Lung Kong Tin Yee Association of New York, Zhu Zhengming, a scholar of Guan Gong culture, said to Liu Man, the president: “there are many tracks left by the ancestors of the Liu, Guan, Zhang and Zhao! There are many stories that have been read through all ages such as Zhao Zilong, a famous general in Shu Kingdom, saving A Dou at Changbanpo, Zhang Yide yelling back Cao Cao’s soldiers at Dangyang Bridge, Guan Yunchang, Guan Yu’s another name, making his presence in Yuquan Mountain in Dangyang.” President Liu Man said he must form a group to Dangyang, Hubei to trace his roots, to visit Guan Gong Cultural Tourist City and to pay respects to Gucheng Guan Gong Yiyun in Jingzhou.
★ Visiting Guan Yu Temple in New York Chinatown Again
Guan Yu Temple in New York Chinatown, built in Manhattan by Chinese and overseas Chinese in the 1990s, has enjoyed some publicity in China and abroad. Zhu Zhengming and his party visited Guan Yu Temple in New York Chinatown Again.
Mei Xiantian, chief adviser of New York Guan Yu Temple, Chen Hongce, Director General of New York Guan Yu Temple, New York entrepreneurs, Li Yaonan, advisor of Guan Yu Temple, general manager Liang and Mr. Yi Su received Zhu Zhengming and his party with warmth and introduced the development of Guan Yu Temple.
The delegation presenting New York Guan Yu Temple a scroll reading “All Guan Yu Temples are all one” written by Wei Long, director of Culture Relic Protection Department of Haizhou Guan Yu Temple in Shanxi (taken by an anonymous photographer)
In the ancestral hall, Wang Guoxin, Zhu Zhengming and their party showed the scroll reading “Tour around the world – searching for Guan Gong’s Smriti.” The delegation also presented New York Guan Yu Temple a scroll reading “All Guan Yu Temples are All One” written by Wei Long, director of Haizhou Guan Yu Temple in Shanxi for New York Guan Yu Temple.
In New York, Wang Guoxin, Zhu Zhengming and their party were interviewed by such media as Sing Tao News, New York Ye Talk.