(Chinese New Year at the Grassroots) The "Confucian Mansion Celebrates the New Year" event officially kicks off and invites the public to celebrate the "Cultural Year"
Chinanews.com, Qufu, Shandong, January 13th (Zhang Yan, Confucian Confucianism, Li Mingrui) The 2023 "Confucian Mansion Celebrates the New Year and Jufu Chinese Year" event kicked off in Qufu, Shandong, the hometown of Confucius, on January 13, creating a festive, peaceful and The cultural atmosphere of the New Year invites the public to celebrate the "Cultural Year".
Kong Xiangsheng, the 75th grandson of Confucius and honorary director of the Confucius Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, splashed ink on the spot, writing Spring Festival couplets and presenting the word "Fu" for citizens and tourists.
Photo provided by Propaganda Department of Qufu Municipal Party Committee
At the launch ceremony, the "Fu Lu Shou" Samsung sent New Year's blessings to the tourists at the scene, and shared the lucky bags containing sacrificial sacred fruits, pastries, stove sugar, and Fuka with the tourists at the scene; the 75th generation grandson of Confucius , Kong Xiangsheng, the honorary director of the Confucius Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, splashed ink on the spot, writing Spring Festival couplets and sending "Fu" for citizens and tourists; Kong Ying, the 77th generation grandson of Confucius, and a national civilized family, performed the Spring Festival couplet posting procedure of Confucius Mansion and introduced Confucius Confucian Spring Festival customs and Confucian family traditions; staff guide tourists to make Confucian flower cakes and rabbit year lanterns.
The family of Kong Ying, the 77th generation descendant of Confucius, posted couplets.
Photo provided by Propaganda Department of Qufu Municipal Party Committee
"Cultural taste is what I want to experience most." Zhang Zixuan, a tourist from Jilin, said in an interview with reporters. Tasting Spring Festival culture, experiencing special annual custom activities, and feeling the family tradition of saints in the Millennium Confucian Mansion allowed him to experience a unique " Cultural Year".
According to Chu Yanli, the deputy mayor of the Qufu Municipal People's Government, the series of "Confucius' New Year's Eve" activities have been held for nearly 20 years. At the same time, new special experience activities such as "Shengfu Steamed Flower Cake" and "Ceremonial Time Spring Festival" have been added, integrating the experience activities of New Year customs suitable for all ages into the "ritual culture" of the holy city.
"Let tourists gain etiquette and civilization in interesting tours, make the New Year more flavorful, make festivals more etiquette, promote more excellent traditional Chinese culture and modern social life, and let more people fall in love with Chinese New Year."
The staff guides tourists to make Confucian flower cakes and lanterns for the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo provided by Propaganda Department of Qufu Municipal Party Committee
Li Fang, member of the Standing Committee of the Qufu Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Propaganda Department, said in an interview with reporters that in the future, Qufu, Shandong will continue to excavate, interpret, and disseminate the golden signboard of "Confucian Mansion", promote Confucian mansion culture into modern life, and create a place that showcases China's excellent traditions. An important window of culture and a golden business card with Shandong characteristics, Chinese characteristics and world influence.
It is understood that the large-scale series of themed activities of "Confucian Mansion Celebrates New Year·Jufu Chinese Year" will continue from New Year's Day to Lantern Festival. Cultural and tourism special activities such as the Year of China, through the activation of cultural heritage, modern cultural creativity, etc., further excavate cultural tourism resources, promote tourism with culture, promote culture with tourism, comprehensively build traditional culture as the core, and integrate traditional tourism with modern culture. The combination of modern technology and modern technology brings visitors an immersive experience.
(Finish)