In order to implement the “Opinions of the General Office of the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province on Strengthening the Management of Folk Belief Affairs” (No.113 [2014] of Zhejiang Zhengban), and effectively incorporate folk beliefs into standardized management, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Yuhang District recently conducted on-the-spot investigation in relevant places of folk belief activities to further find out the base.
Folk beliefs have a long history and are widely distributed in Yuhang, but the management of folk beliefs is still in its infancy. The research team visited 15 places of folk belief activities in six towns and streets, including Yunhe Street, Nanyuan Street, Chaoshan Management Committee, Tangqi Town, Xunniao Town and Huanghu Town, and held discussions with local town (street), village (community) and place managers, respectively, to learn about the historical origin, activities, daily management status of folk belief places and suggestions on strengthening the management of folk belief places. According to the investigation, the traditional culture of folk belief has strong function, broad mass base, complex belief contents, various forms and strong regional characteristics, while the safety foundation of folk belief activity places is generally insufficient.
In this investigation, first-hand information was obtained, and people had a face-to-face perceptual knowledge of folk beliefs, which laid a good foundation for strengthening the management of folk beliefs. Yuhang District Religious Affairs Bureau will also pay close attention to work, continue in-depth research, study specific management measures, and effectively incorporate folk beliefs into the standardized management track.