On May 14th, the fifth cultural exchange activity of yangfu Hou Wang between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits (Cangnan) was held in Yangfu Hall, Yuchandong, Mazhan, Cangnan County. 146 followers of Yangfu Temple in Dadeshan, Keelung, Taiwan Province were invited to participate in the activity. This is the largest cross-strait cultural exchange between yangfu princes and princes in recent years.
The Duke of yangfu is one of the famous gods in the southeast coast of Wenzhou, with more than 500 temples, among which the Yangfu Temple of Whale Head in Cangnan County is the largest and most influential temple, which was founded in the Song Dynasty and has a history of thousands of years. Its believers are all over Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and even Southeast Asia, and its influence is second only to Mazu, the goddess of the sea. Since 2013, Cangnan County has successfully held four cultural exchange activities between the princes of yangfu across the Taiwan Strait (Cangnan), and nearly 500 people from Taiwan Province have come to Cangnan to participate in the exchange activities. In recent years, through the continuous development of cultural exchanges between the two sides of the strait (Cangnan) in yangfu, we can better popularize and publicize the cultural stories of yangfu’s marquis, such as his bravery, justice and heroic resistance to Japan, and inherit and carry forward his spirit and virtue of patriotism, kindness and love for peace, which is conducive to further promoting folk cultural exchanges, economic and trade cooperation between Cangtai and Taiwan, and enhancing people’s feelings.
At the scene of the cultural exchange activities of yangfu Hou Wang, Cangnan people warmly welcomed the idol and Taiwan Province guests with fireworks, music and colorful flags. Surrounded by believers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, five statues went all the way to the Yangfu Temple in Yuchandong, Mazhan. This year’s sacrificial ceremony was integrated with the cultural elements of the same roots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which entrusted the people of the two places with their reverence for the princes of yangfu and their good wishes for peace, prosperity and good weather, and further narrowed the spiritual distance between the people of the two places. Cai Zhuanglin, a guest from Taiwan Province and a member of the Standing Committee of Yangfu Temple in Dadeshan, Keelung, Taiwan Province, said: “When moving from nanji island to Taiwan Province in the 1950s, the Duke of yangfu, as the patron saint, became the spiritual sustenance and worship object of everyone in the floating fishing boat and strange Taiwan Province. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait are a family linked by blood, and will continue to organize exchange activities and strengthen exchanges between the two places in the future. “
It is reported that the cultural exchange activities will also be held in Yangfu Hall of Whale Head in Longgang and Yangfu Hall of Linjiata in Qian Ku, and Taiwan Province exchange group will be organized to visit the new district of Cangnan County, Wanyao and Pucheng, which fully demonstrates the profound folk culture and rich tourism resources in Cangnan.
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