Jingzhou, Hubei Province: grand sacrifice of Duke Guan
World Guangong Culture news: In the morning of June 17th, the grand finale of China Jingzhou International Guan Gong Culture Forum namely Hubei Zhuangyao project investment conference – Guan Gong’s sacrificial ceremony was held in temple of Guan Yu square in the old South Gate of Jingzhou City for sacrificing the loyal soul of battle saint " the God of the East "—Guan Gong with the etiquette of presenting flowers and fruits and the sound of drums.
Grand scenes of sacrifice
Hu Deping, a member of Standing Committee of the CPPCC, deputy director of the Economic Commission, general counsel of World Guan Gong Culture Promotion Association announced that Jingzhou Guan Gong Sacrificial ceremony officially began
From left: Liao Zhenghao, chairman of the Legal Exchange Association of both sides of Taiwan Straits, consultant of World Guan Gong Culture Promotion Association and Lei Zhenhuan, consultant of Temple of Guan Yu in New York of US, chairman of World Guan Gong Culture Promotion Association in Hong Kong were presenting bouquets to Duke Guan
Jingzhou’s pupils were declaiming the laud of Duke Guan
Cui Yujing (middle ), Chairman of Shenyang Deyuan Group and other overseas guests was proposing toast to Duke Guan
Guests from home and abroad were offering the incenses to Duke Guan
Guan Gong sacrificial ceremony not only invited hundreds of domestic and international well-known experts and scholars and guests, also attracted nearly 10000 citizens came to watch. Wang Shengtie, deputy director of the proposals committee of CPPCC, Hu Deping, a member of Standing Committee of CPPCC, Yu Yongzhan, deputy director of the CPPCC of education, science, culture, health and sports Committee, Xie Baiyang, vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Tu Yong, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee, Li Xinhua, Li Jianming, Yi Faxin, Lei Zhongxi, the leaders of Jingzhou city attended the ceremony.
At 9:00 am, accompanied by beating dram for ten times and the nine sounds of clock struck, Guan Gong Sacrifice Ceremony officially began. Subsequently was the dragon and lion dance performance and guarding flag phalanx composed of 40 warriors who wearing the soldiers clothes of the Three Kingdom and holding banners as well as the offering phalanx composed of 40 ladies who dressing the ancient costumes of the Three Kingdom embarked on the altar orderly, in order to show the humanistic spirit that Jingzhou people respecting rite, integrity and righteousness by this kind of ancient sacrifice etiquette.
At 9:10 am, Hu Deping, a member of Standing Committee of the CPPCC, deputy director of the Economic Commission, general counsel of World Guan Gong Culture Promotion Association announced: the 2012 China Jingzhou Guan Gong sacrificial ceremony officially began
Guan Gong performing artists, Guan’s descendants, representatives of Guan Gong Culture Promotion Association, famous scholars, friendly people from home and abroad, business elites respectively sacrificed to Guan Gong with five steps of offering basket of flowers, high incense, offering worship broadsword, rearing righteous wine and declaiming funeral oration to express the admiration for Guan Gong.
Dragon and lion dance in the sacrificial site
The girls of Jingzhou were performing the laud of Duke Guan
(Writer: Jing Chu; Photography: Zhu Zhengming)