On the morning of December 30th, Jiangshan City held a centralized certification meeting for folk belief places. Jiang Fangyun, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of United Front Work, and Mao Zhengcai, vice mayor, attended.
It is understood that there are more than 100 places of folk belief in Jiangshan City, with more than 50,000 followers. In order to strengthen the management of folk belief affairs, Jiangshan City has carried out the registration and numbering of folk belief places, established a hierarchical numbering management system for folk belief places, and implemented classified and hierarchical management according to the principle of territorial management.
Jiang Fangyun pointed out that folk beliefs are an important part of traditional beliefs, and all relevant departments and towns (streets) should strengthen management, implement responsibilities, and solidly carry out standardized construction of venues for folk beliefs, so as to ensure the realization of the goals of “standardizing the management of church affairs, putting rules and regulations on the wall, eliminating potential safety hazards, and carrying out activities normally”. We must strictly abide by the legal bottom line, consciously resist foreign religious forces, attach importance to safety work, and strive to maintain social harmony and stability. It is necessary to explore religious stories, run festivals and temple fairs well, actively promote harmonious culture, and give full play to the positive energy of folk beliefs.