On the morning of July 8, Haining City held an on-site promotion meeting for the standardized management of folk faith activity venues. Lu Chunhao, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, Zhao Xiaoyang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dingqiao Town, the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee (Religious Affairs Bureau), the Political and Legal Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Resource Planning Bureau, the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism and Sports, and the Municipal Fire and Rescue Brigade are in charge of the leaders, deputy secretaries (members) of the political and legal committees of each town (street), members of the United Front Work Committee and representatives of the villages (communities) where the places of folk faith activities are located attended the meeting.
The participants visited the renovation of the West Road Nunnery of Haichao Village, Dingqiao Town, Haining City, and the Nanshan Temple of Zhuqiao Village, as well as the national flag and national anthem, the Constitution and laws and regulations, the core values of socialism, the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and the work of creating the “Five Advances” safely.
At the meeting, Dingqiao Town, Zhuqiao Village, Dingqiao Town, and Beiluoyang Temple of Xucun Town made speeches on experience exchange. Qian Lihui, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee and director of the Bureau of Religious Affairs, laid out a specific plan for the special promotion of the standardized management of places of religious activities for the whole city, and further promoted the overall requirements for the improvement and control of the quality and quantity of places of folk religious activities, excavated the cultural and social value of places of folk faith, and promoted the good governance of local folk customs through the “four batches” of “standardized governance, transformation and upgrading, quality improvement and upgrading, and demonstration and creation”.
Lu Chunhao, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, emphasized: First, we must improve our position, fully understand the importance of promoting the standardized management of folk belief sites, and realize that the standardized management of folk faith activity sites is an important part of the creation of a safe system, the need for the systematic and institutional reshaping of the folk belief affairs work system, and the need to adapt to the continuous transformation and reform of social governance; Third, we must be promising, fully implement the “four batches” work measures of the special action, and match the work team to ensure the advancement of the special work. Excavate cultural values and other key points, ensure that the special action is effective and bright, greet the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with excellent results, respond to the grand blueprint for the next five years proposed by the 15th Provincial Party Congress with practical actions, and make due contributions to Haining Yongdang’s high-quality development and construction of a demonstration model of common prosperity!