Zhang Xiangxiang from Shanghai is worshiping Fuxi religiously.
New Gansu Daily Gansu Net reporters Li Pingwan and Min Wang Ziyi
Homesickness, search for roots and ancestors.
At 10 o'clock on June 19, in front of Fuxi Temple Square in Tianshui City, preparations for the 2023 (decoction) public festival of the first ancestor of Chinese humanities are proceeding in an orderly manner. When the reporter walked through the square and walked to the courtyard of Fuxi Temple, he met Zhang Xiangxiang, who was worshiping Fuxi, the ancestor of humanities.
About a week ago, she came to Gansu from Shanghai for a tour, passing through Gannan, Lanzhou and other places, Zhang Sixiang listed Tianshui as the last stop of this tour, "Fuxi is the ancestor of humanities respected by the Chinese nation, which inspired Chinese civilization, and Tianshui as the birthplace of Fuxi and one of the important birthplaces of Fuxi culture, I must come to see." ”
But to Zhang's homesickness, she did not have time to witness the grandeur of the Fuxi Temple on June 22 - compatriots from all over the world will pay homage to Fuxi, the first ancestor of Chinese humanities.
Fuxi icon.
Fuxi opened the sky, enlightened Chinese civilization, ignited the civilization flame of the Chinese nation, laid a deep foundation for the Chinese nation's thousand-year inheritance and prosperity, made outstanding contributions to the laying of the foundation of the Chinese nation and the development of Chinese civilization, and was the humanistic ancestor respected by the Chinese nation, and was revered as "Renzu", "Renzong" and "Xi Emperor".
Tianshui is the birthplace of Fuxi and the birthplace of Fuxi culture, since ancient times, there have been folk and official traditions and customs of worshiping Fuxi, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the rituals have continued to follow each other, leaving historical geographical indications such as Mount Guantai and cultural sites such as Fuxi Temple.
How to inherit and spread the Fuxi culture, so that the sons and daughters of China at home and abroad can draw spiritual strength from the Fuxi culture of creation, tolerance, harmony, enterprising, innovation and perseverance, continuously forge a strong sense of the Chinese national community, and promote the common struggle and common prosperity and development of all ethnic groups? Holding a public festival Fuxi ceremony became the answer.
The Fuxi icon enshrined in Taiwan.
In 1988, Tianshui resumed the public festival Fuxi Grand Ceremony; Since 2005, the public festival Fuxi ceremony has been hosted by the People's Government of Gansu Province; In 2014, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait achieved a common sacrifice of Fuxi for the first time; At the 2023 (decoction) public sacrifice of the Chinese humanistic ancestor Fuxi ceremony, Taiwan's New Taipei City will also hold a cross-strait public sacrifice Chinese humanistic ancestor Fuxi ceremony... After years of continuous efforts, the public festival has become an important cultural brand unique in Tianshui and even the province, and has also become an important carrier for Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to find their roots and worship their ancestors, and has become a symbol and cultural symbol of the times.
"Huaxia Zhengsheng" - the scene of a special concert of traditional Chinese musical instruments.
"The Fuxi clan, the ancestor of Chinese humanities, created gossip, made pianos, made flutes, and sacrificed heaven and earth..." At about 9 p.m. on June 20, a melodious sound of dongxiao came from Fengyun Square in Tianshui Ancient City, and Jin Zhenbiao, director of the folk music teaching and research office of the School of Music and Dance of Tianshui Normal University and chairman of the art committee of the Tianhe Sound Qin Flute Association, was performing a dongxiao solo.
This is the scene of the special concert of traditional Chinese musical instruments, an event related to the public festival Fuxi Ceremony. On the stage, the performers used traditional Chinese musical instruments such as Fuxiqin, Dongxiao, Bamboo Flute, Fuxi Shen and Chinese Shun Flute as the carrier, and fully demonstrated the characteristics and charm of traditional Chinese musical instruments through solo and ensemble performances. Offstage, all the audience was immersed in the sound of moving instruments, and the end of the concert was still unfinished, and they did not want to leave for a long time.
"This is the charm of our traditional culture, where everyone can find a sense of belonging." Jin Zhenbiao said, "Qinxi culture is a part of Fuxi culture, today's performance has a good leading role in spreading Fuxi culture, we will continue to dig deep into Fuxi ancient music culture, and through the development of various forms to widely disseminate it, attract more people to join us." ”
Also today, at Northwest University for Nationalities, more than 300 kilometers away from Tianshui City, the opening ceremony of "Walking in the Hometown of the Xi Emperor and Tracing the Ancestral Culture - Longtai University Students Cultural Study Camp" was held.
Through visiting the sacred places of Chinese people around the world to find their roots and ancestors, and explore the source of Chinese civilization, the activity allows young students on both sides of the strait to jointly appreciate and understand the long history, splendid culture and inheritance of the Chinese nation, further strengthen the sense of cultural identity and national belonging of young students on both sides of the strait, and help the construction of a common spiritual homeland of the Chinese nation.
Worship Fuxi, the ancestor of humanities.
Historical memory and cultural inheritance are the foundation of a nation's long-term prosperity, and cultural "going out" is an important path to strengthen cultural self-confidence and move towards a cultural power.
Fuxi culture is the origin of the root culture of the Chinese nation, which has accumulated the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation, contains unique concepts, wisdom and charm, and has become the spiritual symbol, cultural symbol and emotional bond of the Chinese nation widely recognized by Chinese people at home and abroad, and has also become a rich cultural foundation for forging a rich sense of community of the Chinese nation.
Looking at the new era, Fuxi culture should go out, in addition to the brilliant form, it is more important to let more people understand the cultural connotation it carries.
Zhang Dongmei, member of the party group and deputy director of the Tianshui Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, said that Tianshui City is focusing on building the Fuxi Ancestor Cultural Inheritance and Innovation Zone to build "one center, three major exhibition areas, that is, to build a demonstration center for the cultural inheritance and protection of the Fuxi Ancestor in the urban area; Focusing on the construction of the Fuxi civilization merits and sacrificial etiquette display area in Fuxi Temple, the construction of the Fuxi Painting Trigram and Yi Xue Research Exhibition Area in Guantai Mountain, and the construction of the prehistoric cultural highland display area in Dadi Bay, continue to improve the cultural connotation and construction level, display and publicize Fuxi culture from all angles and angles, tell the story of Fuxi Painting Trigram, spread and expand the popularity and influence of Fuxi culture, and continuously attract Chinese at home and abroad to remember the founding achievements of the Chinese humanistic ancestors, feel the creative spirit of the great ancestors, and build a modern socialist country in an all-round way. Realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and gather powerful spiritual strength.
(Produced by New Gansu "Ziyi" Studio)