On July 29th, Yuhang District Religious Affairs Bureau held a training meeting on the management of application for registration number of folk belief activity places. Zhu Xuemeng, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the District Party Committee and director of the Bureau of Religious Affairs of the District, Yao Guomin and Wu Minhua, deputy directors, United Front Work Officers of towns and streets (development zones) in the whole district and all the staff of the bureau participated in the training. The meeting made arrangements for the registration and filing of places for folk belief activities, and further clarified the work objectives and tasks.
The meeting conveyed the spirit of the document on the management of registration number of folk belief activity places in provinces and cities, and emphasized that this work is conducive to promoting the management of folk belief affairs in the whole region, promoting the excellent traditional culture in folk beliefs, improving the ability and level of serving religious believers, and promoting a good environment for Yuhang’s economic and social development.
The meeting demanded that all towns and streets (development zones) should fully understand the importance, necessity and urgency of the management of folk belief affairs, and should incorporate folk belief affairs into the legal management of local government social affairs in accordance with the basic principles of respecting beliefs, standardizing management, grading responsibility and focusing on guidance.
At the meeting, Zhu Xuemeng put forward five requirements for doing a good job in the registration and numbering of places of folk belief: first, establish a registration and numbering management system for places of folk belief activities, and implement classified management according to the principle of territorial management; The second is to establish a democratic management organization for folk belief activities and establish a sound management system; The third is to standardize folk belief activities and implement safety responsibility; Fourth, strictly control the infrastructure of folk belief activities and stop the indiscriminate construction; Fifth, give play to the positive role of folk beliefs and maintain social harmony and stability.