Since 2021, Yongjia County has combined the protection of cultural relics and incorporated patriotic elements to carry out innovative upgrading and transformation of religious (folk belief) activity sites throughout the county. At present, it has successfully renovated the religious activity sites Cangji Temple in Shengukeng Village, Yantan Town, Maoshan Palace, Maoshan Village, Xunzhai Town, and Gongling Hall in Bilian Village, Bilian Town.
- Respect faith, give full guidance, and gain the understanding and support of believers. In order to obtain the support of the person in charge of the place and the believers, the United Front Work Department of the Yongjia County Party Committee, the County Minzong Bureau and the main leaders of the town and street of the territory held coordination meetings on many occasions to talk and communicate with the person in charge of the place, and determine the transformation plan on the premise of fully respecting faith and respecting public opinion. Mobilize village cadres to actively do a good job in the ideological work of believers, encourage the masses to participate in the whole process of transformation, and incorporate their reasonable opinions into the final design. The renovation project puts safety first, and the parts with potential safety hazards are demolished and reconstructed.
Second, implement policies according to local conditions, learn from each other, and inherit the history of the Red Revolution. With the theme of “telling good stories, shining positive energy”, it deeply explores the red history and culture contained in religious (folk belief) sites themselves. For example, it collects historical materials from various periods, such as Cangji Temple as the place where the Xixiang “Salt Fighting” General Headquarters was established during the Agrarian Revolution, the Red 13th Army as a night lodging place during the Anti-Japanese War, and the hidden base of the “Yongxian Yellow Armed Workers” during the Liberation War, and told red stories such as “Cangji Temple Monk Linghua sent grain to support the revolution”. At the same time, coordinate the efforts of towns and streets in multiple places to timely report red cultural materials and cultural relics information, realize mutual exchange and mutual learning in the development and protection and utilization of red cultural resources, and form a benign interaction between the sharing of red cultural resources and regional development in multiple places.
Third, in-depth integration, resource sharing, and building a new position to promote harmony. Carefully integrate local traditional beliefs and culture, and carry out multi-dimensional cultural activities in places. Integrate “red culture” into traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival and major folk belief activities, organize and carry out traditional etiquette, civic quality education and other activities, and create a “inheritance place” for promoting red culture and excellent folk culture in the form of opera performances, cultural family walks, story exhibitions, etc. Support and encourage venues to carry out public welfare and charitable activities. For example, Maoshan Palace and the village cultural auditorium are combined into one, excavating the red cultural resources of Maoshan Village, combining local folk culture, updating the original hardware facilities, realizing overall planning, and joint construction and sharing.