Wenzhou has brought folk belief affairs into the category of comprehensive social governance, with the concept of “inheriting Excellence, restraining negativity, combining unblocking and guiding management”, strengthening the management and standardization of folk belief activities, guiding the positive energy of folk belief and helping economic and social development.
First, guide and serve the development of cities. Promote the rational layout of venues for folk belief activities, and implement the upgrading of venues and “demolition, modification and merger”. The multi-temple-in-one and centralized resettlement will be carried out for the folk belief activity sites that need to be demolished in urbanization construction, which will save intensive land and facilitate the management of the sites.
Second, guide the docking of advanced culture. Combined with the moral education and social service functions of folk beliefs, some folk belief activity places with good basic conditions will be built into rural cultural auditoriums, folk cultural places and activity centers for the elderly at the same time, and socialist core values will be implanted to consolidate and expand the party’s propaganda position.
Third, guide and promote exchanges with Taiwan. Make full use of the unique advantages that Mazu and other folk belief cultures share the same origin and inheritance with Taiwan Province, strengthen the contact with Taiwan Province folk belief temples, hold Mazu Culture Festival with the theme of “promoting Chinese Mazu culture and promoting exchanges and cooperation between Zhejiang and Taiwan” and Mazu Peace Festival with the theme of “paying tribute to Mazu and sharing peace” to enhance the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the strait and promote cross-strait cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation.