"Mazu Belief in Customs" was selected as an intangible cultural heritage. Both sides of the Taiwan Strait congratulate them
China News Agency, Putian, October 3, Lin Jianbing) Reporters learned from relevant parties on the 3rd that after the news that Mazu's beliefs and customs were included in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" came out, all walks of life on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were very excited and expressed congratulations one after another.
In May this year, Zheng Mingkun, president of the Taiwan Mazu Association and vice chairman of the Tajia Zhenlan Palace, and the chairmen, chairmen and believers representatives of various Mazu palaces and temples in Taiwan, including Xingang Fengtian Palace and Beigang Chaotian Palace, went to Meizhou Mazu Ancestral Temple to participate in the grand sacrificial ceremony.
After praying for Mazu and praying ceremony, they signed a name to support Mazu's belief in customs and declaration of world intangible cultural heritage.
Zheng Mingkun was very happy to hear that Mazu had successfully applied for a cultural heritage.
He said that this was a success achieved through the joint efforts of both sides of the Taiwan Strait and a common happy event for the majority of Mazu believers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Mazu culture, including Mazu beliefs and customs, is an integral part of China's excellent culture and a common precious asset for both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Mazu's beliefs and customs have been worshipped by the people for thousands of years and passed down to this day.
In particular, people in Taiwan generally believe in Mazu.
It is not only out of praying for blessings and eliminating disasters, but also to seek roots and pay homage to their ancestors and inherit the national spirit.
Many people regard visiting Mazu Ancestral Temple in Meizhou, Putian, Fujian.
It is the greatest wish of their lives.
Zheng Mingkun said that every year, the Taiwan Mazu Association organizes hundreds of palaces and temples and tens of thousands of island believers to visit the Meizhou Ancestral Temple through direct sea flights or other means.
In cross-strait people-to-people exchanges, Mazu culture has played a great promoting role with its strong cohesion of folk beliefs.
He said that as one of the supporters and participants of Mazu's declaration of "World Heritage" and as the person in charge of the Taiwan Mazu Association, we must continue to worship and praise the Mazu spirit of virtue, doing good deeds, and loving love in the future, and promote cross-Strait Mazu cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation to create a win-win bright future.
Lin Guoliang, executive vice president of the China Mazu Cultural Exchange Association, said that the successful application of Mazu's belief in customs for the world heritage is undoubtedly a good milestone for the spread and inheritance of Mazu culture.
It will be important to further explore and organize Mazu culture, promote academic exchanges at home and abroad, further promote the fine traditions of Chinese culture, and at the same time have a profound impact on the cohesion of descendants of the Yellow Emperor, especially on cross-strait cultural exchanges.
Lin Jinbang, chairman of the Mazu Temple in Meizhou and deputy head of the "World Heritage" working group for the application of Mazu's beliefs and customs, told reporters that the successful application for a cultural heritage is the starting point for protection.
The Mazu beliefs and customs have become the common cultural heritage of all mankind.
In the future, we must pay more attention to the protection of Mazu beliefs and customs, strengthen the connection between the ancestral temple and Mazu temples around the world, and continuously carry out exchanges and dissemination of Mazu culture.
End)[Related Report] Fujian Putian Celebrates Mazu Belief and Custom Listed in Intangible Cultural Heritage List China News Network October 01, 2009 17:39
China News Agency, Putian, October 1st, Lin Jianbing)"The beliefs and customs of Mazu are included in the" Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity "." Good news from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has made the "hometown of Mazu" People in Putian, Fujian are very excited.
Mazu's beliefs and customs have become China's first world-class heritage of beliefs and customs.
The Council of Mazu Ancestral Temple on Meizhou Island in Putian City, Fujian Province told reporters on the 1st that at 15:30 on September 30, in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage After deliberation and vote, it was decided to include Mazu's beliefs and customs in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity."
The people in the "Hometown of Mazu" could not help but hold celebrations overnight: on the evening of the 30th, flowers and lights were brightly lit in front of the Mazu Ancestral Temple on Meizhou Island; local people sang and danced to celebrate the selection of Mazu's beliefs and customs into the "World Heritage".
In May 2008, Meizhou Island established a working group for the application of Mazu's beliefs and customs.
In September of the same year, the Mazu beliefs and customs jointly declared by the Meizhou Island Management Committee and the Meizhou Mazu Temple Board of Directors were included in one of the candidate projects recommended by the China government to UNESCO for the application of cultural heritage; in October, the Mazu beliefs and customs received the first batch of admission tickets for the application after the adoption of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Mazu's belief in customs is a folk culture with worshipping and praising Mazu's spirit of morality, doing good, and great love as the core, Mazu palaces and temples as the main venue for cultural activities, and customs and temple fairs as the form of expression.
At present, the beliefs and customs of Mazu have spread from the Mazu Temple in Meizhou to more than 20 countries and regions around the world.
There are more than 5,000 Mazu palaces and temples around the world and more than 200 million believers, of whom 17 million believe in Mazu among the 23 million Taiwanese compatriots.
In Fujian, Fujian Nanyin also successfully applied for the cultural heritage together with Mazu's belief in customs.
The legend of Fujian Nanyin began in the Jin and Tang Dynasties and was introduced to southern Fujian in the mid-10th century AD.
It is known as "the three-dimensional history of ancient China music","a living fossil in the history of China music" and "the pearl of China classical music." Together with Mazu's beliefs and customs, they are witnesses of the origin of Fujian and Taiwan and the link connecting the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
During the process of applying for the World Heritage, Mazu Xinsu and Fujian Nanyin also received the support of Taiwan compatriots.
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