Editor's Note:
Recently, the "2022 Wanrong China Post-Soil Culture Forum" was held online by video, and more than 30 experts and scholars from more than 10 universities and scientific research units such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shandong University, Fudan University, Shanghai University, Shanxi University, as well as enthusiasts of Post-Soil Culture in Vang Vieng County participated in the discussion. The interim report on the topic of "Chinese Post-Soil Culture and Wanrong Houtu Ancestral Hall" was held simultaneously.
Panorama of the Vang Vieng Hou Tu Ancestral Hall.
Post-soil culture is the core component of China's excellent traditional culture and the root of the inheritance and development of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. Wanrong Houtu Ancestral Hall was built at the fenhe river into the Yellow River, is the origin of The Chinese Post-Earth culture, according to legend, the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan once swept the floor here as an altar to worship, so it is known as the ancestral shrine of Huaxia. From the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, the emperors of successive dynasties sacrificed Houtu in WanrongFen 24 times. The ancestors of the Chinese nation have been praying here for smooth wind and rain, abundant grain, peace in the world, and good health, and the customs continue to this day.
In 2021, the Wanrong County People's Government cooperated with Shandong University to carry out the research project of "Chinese Houtu Culture and Wanrong Houtu Ancestral Hall", comprehensively summarizing the research results of Houtu culture, systematically collecting and sorting out the traditional documents of Houtu culture, and conducting research on Wanrong County and representative areas and palaces and temples in the dissemination of Houtu culture at home and abroad, in order to comprehensively and systematically reflect the whole picture of the history and reality of Chinese Houtu culture. The project has been widely valued and praised by scholars across the country.
Experts and scholars participated in online forum activities.
At the mid-term report meeting of the project "Chinese Post-Soil Culture and Wanrong HouTu Ancestral Temple Research", under the presidency of Professor Ye Tao, the chief expert of the project, 6 sub-project leaders presented the interim achievements and academic findings of the group in order. Five experts reviewed the interim report of the research group and put forward practical suggestions for improvement. The forum was hosted by the CPC Vang Vieng County Committee and the Vang Vieng County People's Government. (Ma Lu)