Luoyang,Henan: Pig,cow and lamb were sacrificed to worship Guangong
Comprehensive news of World Guangong Culture Website:
On September 19th,the international worshiping ceremony of Guanlin was held in the square of Guanlin,Luoyang.at nine thirty,the mayor of Luoyang,Guo Hongchang announced that 2011 international worshiping ceremony of Guanlin began.
The nosie of firecrakers and drums is earsplitting。the international worshiping ceremony of Guanlin was started with the chorus, paean of Guandi.The Martial performance,ritual dances and some other contents reveals the grandeur of worshiping of ancient royal families to Guangong.
In the course of the worshiping ceemony,the holy statue of Guangong is offered by the Berjing Guangong Culture transmission company.
The splendid scence of the opening ceremony
Girls in Luoyang were performing the dance with an ancient old style
Guests at home and aboard were worshiping Guangong.
Pig,cow and lamb were moved to the scene of sacrificing
Journalists found that the sacrifice this year is very different from that of the past years. Pig,cow and lamb are all made from flours,not meat.the shape and expressions of Pig,cow and lamb are all very vivid and lifelike. Pig,cow and lamb were moved to shrine with the help of the crowded people and attract a lot of attention.After the sacrificing,the worshipers came to Pig,cow and lamb, touched the face of cow head,then touched their own face and hope for the bliss
Journalists learned thatLast September,during the international worshiping ceremony,it happened that the leaders of five great Guangong Temple of Yucheng,Shanxi,Guanlin,Luoyang,Dangyang,Hubei,Jingzhou,Hubei,Dongshan,Fujian got together.during the meeting,when it comes to the worshiping ceremony of Guandi, president of Deyuan Group,Mrs Cui made the proposal that all temples will worship Guangong with flowers and fruits. This way of offering kills not an animal,environmental friendly and clean and also keep up with the times.
Through the craftwork of citizen painter of Shenyang and the vice-secretary of world Guangong Promotion culture association ,Liu Yi, this proposal has come true and this act was praised by many worshipers.
Pig,cow and lamb were offered at the desk and attracted a lot of attention
Old grandma touched the face of cow head,then touched her face and hope for the bliss
Girls in Luoyang liked Pig,cow and lamb very much.
The president of Zhonghua service committee of merchants in Taiwan,The director of jurisconsult exchange committee of both straits,Liao Zhenghao said that vice-president of world oversea Chinese committee XuanWeiqi and He Zhao,Vice-dean of Henan province,Shang Runze,vice-director of bureau of cultural relics of Henan province,Ma Xiaolin all took part in the 2011 international worshiping opening ceremony of Guanlin.
The mayor of Luoyang,Guo Hongchang,minister Chen Xiangping, minister Yang Bingxun all also took part in the opening ceremony.
Yang Bingxun addressed the welcome speech,he said that Luoyang is the hotspot that all the oversea Chinese want to find their root and ancestors. The international worshiping ceremony of Guanlin will not only bulid a bridge that communicate the kinship and promote the exchange of culture,but also will bulid a platform for the trade cooperation of the enterpreneurs at home and aboard.
Shang Runze and Chen Xiangping also reveal the brand for the communication base in Henan province
Photographed by: Zhu Zhengming.