Guests from Five Continents: Praise the Spirit of Guangong, Preserve the Essence of Tradition

News from World Guangong Culture Net: At the 10th Guangong Cultural Tourism Festival in Dangyang, Hubei, held in late November, guests from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as five continents, praised the spirit of Chinese Guangong and aimed to inherit the culture.

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In the evening, 26th, some guests gathered at the Oriental International Hotel in Dangyang to receive the interview from PhoenixNet Sinology, World Guangong Culture Network, Nordic International News Center, Nordic Chinese Newspaper, and Mauritius Overseas Chinese Newspaper. The guests spoke glowingly of the overseas Chinese Guangong culture, and highly praised the economic development of Dangyang, an ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms. Although it was really cold outside, the atmosphere inside made people feel warm-hearted...

Guests from United States, Australia, Mauritius in the Guangong Culture Town of Dangyang

Visiting delegation of Guangong Temple, Johor Bahru, Malaysia in Dangyang, Hubei

Africa ● Huang Daoqi, president of the Overseas Chinese Newspaper in Mauritius, said that we have several Guangong temples in Mauritius, and there are many people who believe in Guangong, most of which are the younger generation. We, as the older generation, always educate our children to believe in Guangong, preserving the essence of our tradition!

America ● Li Shaoji, chairman of Lingying Guangongi Temple in New York, the United States, said that after establishing the Guangong Temple in New York, I promoted Guangong culture in and around Chinatown community. We have held an event called the New York Dragon and Lion Festival for three times up to now, and many foreigners participate in this event. Guangong culture is a part of Chinese culture, with a great cohesive force to attribute the friendship of Chinese and foreigners to the respect for Guangong.

Cultural scholar Zhu Zhengming (fifth from right) gave the picture of group images of Guangong Chinese Guangong of Five Continents, Gathering at the Mountain Everest to Wei Long (middle), director of Guangong Temple in Haizhou, Shanxi, Feng Dexin (third from left), chairman of Guangong Temple in New York, USA, Liu Jiubing (second from left) in Dangyang, Hubei, Sun Huibao (fourth from right) in Luoyang, Henan, Guan Weilin (right) in Macao, Guan Hongbo (second from right), the clan relatives of Guan’s family and Guan Yeqing (third from right).

Europe ● Lin Peng, president of the French-Asian Association, said that the spirit of Guangong culture mainly includes four aspects of “loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and courage". To our overseas Chinese, "loyalty" means we should be loyal to our own nation and our motherland. "Righteousness" stands for upholding justice and has brotherhood with our friends and brothers, which is a culture of easily helping each other, so it is easy to pass on among the people. "Benevolence" means insisting on benevolence and righteousness, treating others with a kind heart and helping others. "Courage" means being brave when facing difficulties and obstacles, being brave in innovation, and forging ahead.

Asia ● Xu Moujing, President of the Guangong Charity Foundation of the Sino-Philippines in the Philippines, said that a few years ago, I organized thousands of friends from home and abroad to perform good deeds in the WeChat group, and called on some overseas Chinese friends to go to the mainland every month to help some vulnerable groups. Over the past three years, we have raised more than 3 million yuan. All of these have been connected with love and the cultural spirit of Guangong. To get the spirit of Guangong, we take him as example and be loyal to the country and make more contributions to our motherland and people. The spirit of Guangong’s love for humanity is the spiritual bond that unites these Chinese people.

Xu Moujing, President of the Guangong Charity Foundation of the Sino-Philippines in the Philippines, received the interview from China News Service.

Australia ● Miss Yu Lu, President of the Hubei Chamber of Commerce in South Australia, said, I hope to bring Guangong’s spirit of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and courage to South Australia. Loyalty to the motherland is the responsibility for every Chinese; patriotism is a banner for our overseas Chinese. I hope that through the understanding of the spirit of Guangong and our own actions, we can spread Guangong culture to every corner of the world, which is my sincere wish!

Hong Kong ●Yang Fuxiong, Vice President of the Hong Kong Guangong Culture Association, said that there are more than 10 Guangong temples in Hong Kong. The spirit of Guangong has become the spiritual sustenance of many Hong Kong people. Mr. Dong Mingguang, chairman of our association, has donated more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars to build a Great Guangong Temple in Hong Kong. We have also promoted Hong Kong to hold three Guangong Cultural Festivals. With the guidance of excellent Chinese traditional culture, Hong Kong will be more stable and prosperous tomorrow.

Guests from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as five continents, worshiped Guangong in Dangyang Guangong Temple to commemorate the 1800th anniversary of Guangong’s righteous cause.

Macau ● Guan Weilin, Chairman of the Macau International Guangong Cultural Promotion Association, said that Guangong, known as Guan Emperor in Macau, has a far-reaching influence on people from all walks of life, for example, scholar, farmer, artisan and merchant, and even government departments all respect Guangong culture. The spirit of Guangong’s loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, and courage has become the common moral pursuit of all Chinese descendants.

Taiwan ● Lin Peihuo, the chairman of Taiwan’s ritual Guangong Temple, said that many Taiwan compatriots have come from southern Fujian, deeply influenced by the culture of southern Fujian, and most of them believe in Taoism. The Guangong we talked about nowadays is called Guan Emperor in Taiwan, or Xietian Emperor. There are many Wenchang Emperors in Taiwan, the first of which is Guangong. Through cross-strait exchanges, we have further developed the Guangong culture.

Lin Peihuo, the chairman of Taiwan’s ritual Guangong Temple, led his team to worship Guangong in Dangyang.

Wu Jincai, Chairman of Guangong Temple of Dongzhao Mountain, Taiwan, led his team to worship Guangong in Dangyang.

Mainland China ● Zhu Zhengming, a scholar of Guangong culture, recited an impromptu verse in an exclusive interview with PhoenixNet Sinology:

One thousand and eight hundred years ago,

That was a winter,

You moved back to Maicheng righteously,

Calling out to resounded through the skies—

“Jade can be broken but not lose its value,

Bamboo can be burned but not lose moral integrity”

You have gone,

As many as ... 1800 years

For thousands of years,

Sixteen emperors have awarded you.

Five Continents of the world, both mainland and island

Found thousands of Temples to respect you,

Even in the highest Mountain Everest,

Your icon stands high in the Peak of Gangga Mountain!

2019, looking at the east,

2019, looking up at the sage,

Hold high Guangong for thousands of years,

To sincerely show respect to Guangong, the Chinese sage for martial arts

Cultural scholar Zhu Zhengming was interviewed by Mr. Liu Li, editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong PhoenixNet Sinology Channel (this picture is provided by PhoenixNet Buddhism).jpg

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