Chinanews, Zhoukou, March 6th (Reporter Liu Peng) On the 6th, the unveiling ceremony and performance of the national intangible cultural heritage representative project "Laozi Festival" commemorating the 2594th anniversary of Laozi's birth was held in Luyi County, Henan Province, Laozi's hometown .

　　"Tao can be said, but it is very Tao; name can be named, but it is very famous." Laozi (Li Er), honored as the leader of Taoism and one of the three gods, is a great Chinese philosopher, thinker, and founder of the Taoist school. His book The 5,000-word "Tao Te Ching" is broad and profound, and it is recognized as the oldest philosophical classic in the world.

The scene of the event commemorating the 2594th anniversary of Lao Tzu's birth.

Photo by Liu Peng

　　That day coincided with Lao Tzu's birthday on the 15th day of the second lunar month.

It is known that since the Han Dynasty, descendants have held temple fairs and worshiped at the Taiqing Palace in Luyi County, the birthplace of Lao Tzu, on this day, which has lasted for generations and thousands of years.

The reporter saw in the Taiqing Palace early in the morning that an endless stream of pilgrims came to the incense platform to offer incense and offer wine in an orderly manner, and bowed three times to the statue of Lao Tzu with reverence and nostalgia.

　　The "14th Five-Year" cultural tourism integration development plan of Henan Province proposed before that, will implement the super IP project of Chinese culture, including the creation of the IP of the hometown of Henan represented by the surname root relatives, and the Taoist thought and culture that condenses oriental wisdom.

With the theme of "Protecting and Utilizing Intangible Cultural Heritage, Inheriting and Promoting Laozi's Culture", the event aims to promote Laozi's ideology and culture, create a cultural tourism resort of Laozi Yuandian, and enhance the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation.

　　Yan Shujuan, vice chairman of the CPPCC Zhoukou who attended the event, said in her speech that the "Lao Tzu Ceremony" in Luyi County is a concentrated expression of Lao Tzu culture, root culture and Taoism, and is an important link connecting compatriots at home and abroad. An important carrier of cultural exchange.

To hold the "Lao Tzu Ceremony" well is of great practical significance to continue the historical context and strengthen cultural self-confidence.

People offer incense and worship in the Taiqing Palace.

Photo by Liu Peng

　　Li Gang, secretary of the Luyi County Party Committee, said that in recent years, the local area has seized the "new outlet" for the integration and development of culture, tourism, culture and creativity, promoted the research and interpretation of Laozi's culture and moral system, and actively explored the unique creative transformation and innovative development of Laozi's culture. Contribute to the exploration of the origin of Chinese civilization.

Li Gang said that the "Laozi Ceremony" was selected as a national intangible cultural heritage, which is a milestone in the historical development of Laozi culture.

In the future, the local area will continue to polish the cultural business card of "the hometown of Laozi, the source of Taoism, the ancestral home of Taoism, and the root of the Li surname".

　　Li Quanmin, Henan Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Wisdom Center, read the "Notice of the State Council on Publishing the Fifth Batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Item List".

Yan Shujuan and Li Gang jointly unveiled the "Lao Tzu Ceremony", a representative project of national intangible cultural heritage.

　　In the subsequent "Lao Tzu Sacrifice Ceremony", the participating leaders and guests, representatives of domestic and foreign scholars of Lao Tzu cultural studies, representatives of guests surnamed Li, inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and representatives of the cultural and art circles successively presented flower baskets, worshiped and offered incense, and offered jubilee wine , Respectful reading of sacrificial texts, performing salutes, music and dance sacrifices, and the ceremony is complete.

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