The Eighth Hubei Dangyang Guangong Cultural Travel Festival was Grandly Held
On November 8, 2008, the Eighth Dangyang Guangong Cultural Travel Festival was grandly held in Guanlin in Dangyang, Hubei Province. Guandi cultural associations, entrepreneurs, experts and scholars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China’s mainland attended the pagent.
Nearly a thousand people clustered round at Guanlin Square and a number of activities were held, such as grand autumn sacrificing ceremony, Juzhang singing theatrical performances, folk customs performances, photography exhibitions, painting exhibitions and so on.
The grand autumn sacrificing ceremony was performed in the style of ancient ceremony. Taiwan Yilan Chiaoxi Xietian Temple, Hong Kong Da Ming Group, Shanxi Yuncheng Guandi Temple, Luoyang Guanlin Guandi Temple in Henan Province, Jingzhou Guandi Temple, Fujian Shishi Zhongren Temple, the representatives from the world's Guan clan, China's Guan clan Association, Jilin Guandi Culture Communication Co., Ltd take the lead in worshiping Guandi. The chief officiated saintly image in the main altar is the mighty and graceful statue of Guandi with the integration of body, head, soul and majesty.
Mr. Wu Chaohuang, Taiwan representative and Ms Wen Yuan, a member of the Standing Committee of Dangyang CPC municipal committee and the director of the Dangyang Propaganda Department made a speech successively. She addressed in her speech, Guangong scrupulously abide by the moral code of “loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, bravery” all his life and pursue the moral criterion “reading a good book, saying good words, doing good deeds and act as a good person” all his life. This is the concentrated reflect of the Chinese moral spirits. The Guangong’s personality charm brings honor to all ages and declares to the world. The leaders from Dangyang CPC municipal committee and the people’s government of Dangyang city attended the magnificent opening ceremony.
The honorary Guests who attended the ceremony also visited the ancient battlefield named Baibaozhai where Guan Yu once went on fights and paid homage to Yuquan Mountain where Guangong made his saintly presence.
1 The opening ceremony rostrum of the Dangyang Guangong Cultural Travel Festival
3 The Grand Sacrifice Ceremony
6 Starting From left: Wei Long, director of Guandi Temple Culture management Institute in Xiezhou, Yuncheng Shanxi; Zhu Zhengming, the World Association for the Secretary-General Guan Gong Culture; Shi Qinghua, deputy director of Shanxi Yuncheng Cultural Relics Bureau; Feng Shaojie, the Jilin Province Guandi Culture Communications Co., Ltd. Chairman; Fu wenyuan, deputy director of Yuncheng Guandi Culture management Institute meet in guanlin.