Hangzhou, August 26, 2018 (Qian Chenfei) On the 26th, the main activity of the 4th China Filial Piety Cultural Festival in 2018 - the 4th China Cixiao Cultural Forum and the Award Ceremony of Chinese Filial Piety Figures was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. At the meeting, four well-known artists, including Li Yugang, Qi Yu, Zhu Zheqin, and He Shuifa, were hired as "2018 Chinese Cixiao Cultural Ambassadors". They will further promote the inheritance and promotion of Chinese filial piety culture by participating in the public welfare activities of filial piety.
At the appointment ceremony, Li Daoxiang, member of the Party Group and provost of the Chinese Cultural Institute, Zhang Jianting, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Hangzhou Municipal People's Congress, Wang Min, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and deputy editor-in-chief of China News Service, and Guangquan Guangquan, deputy secretary general of the Buddhist Association of China and abbot of Hangzhou Lingyin Temple, issued letters of appointment to the four "2018 Chinese Cixiao Cultural Ambassadors".
Pictured: The scene of the 4th China Filial Piety Culture Forum and the Chinese Filial Piety Figure Awards Ceremony in 2018. Photo by Tang Zhen
The upper love is the lower is kindness, and the lower respect is filial piety. Cixiao laid the ethical starting point of Chinese civilization and constituted the greatest common denominator of the Chinese nation. At the scene, the four artists expressed their understanding of filial piety.
Qi Yu said that filial piety is not only the kindness of parents to their children, the filial piety of children to their parents, and filial piety is an attitude, which is very important for the cultivation of personality that is altruistic and self-interested. "As an ambassador of Chinese filial piety culture, I will continue to start from myself and promote the concept of filial piety and its importance through the lens."
Pictured: The scene of the 4th China Filial Piety Culture Forum and the Chinese Filial Piety Figure Awards Ceremony in 2018. Photo by Ruan Fan
"Filial piety comes first, and during the world tour, I found that the culture of filial piety belongs to all mankind. The world's recognition of the culture of filial piety is the basis for its development. Li Yugang pointed out that the inheritance of Chinese filial piety culture has not been broken, and it is related to every "small family" and country.
He said that as an artist, in the future, he will definitely pay more attention to the culture of filial piety, create more songs that promote the culture of filial piety, and promote the spread of the culture of filial piety through artistic means.
Zhu Zheqin said at the meeting: "I am very pleased to participate in the 2018 Fourth China Filial Piety Cultural Festival and be appointed as the '2018 Chinese Filial Piety Cultural Ambassador'. I hope to promote the culture of filial piety to the whole society, which is also what I am practicing and learning, this title is not only a special honor, but also a practice. ”
He Shuifa, a famous calligrapher and painter, said that filial piety culture is part of excellent traditional culture, and he will actively practice it from the perspective of an artist and make his due contribution to filial piety culture. At the scene, He Shuifa also presented his autograph paintings to the 4th China Filial Piety Cultural Festival in 2018 to help promote the culture of filial piety.
Pictured: The scene of the 4th China Filial Piety Culture Forum and the Chinese Filial Piety Figure Awards Ceremony in 2018. Photo by Hu Mingwen
It is reported that the 4th China Cixiao Cultural Festival in 2018 was hosted by China News Service and Zhejiang Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, hosted by Hangzhou Lingyin Temple and Zhejiang Branch of China News Service, co-organized by Zhejiang Chinese Culture College and Zhejiang Chinese Culture Overseas Communication Promotion Association, and supported by Chinese Culture College, China News Weekly, Wang Wang Zhongshi Media Group, Hangzhou Civilization Office, Hangzhou Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau, Hangzhou Yunlin Public Welfare Foundation, and Hangzhou Religious Research Association. (End)