Taizhou Road and Bridge is one of the key areas for religious work in Zhejiang Province, and it is also a region with relatively prosperous folk beliefs in the province. In recent years, the connotation of folk belief places in Luqiao District has been continuously enriched, the foundation has been gradually consolidated, the quality has been comprehensively improved, and the management has become more standardized. The whole region attaches great importance to the management of folk belief affairs, actively explores scientific measures, and promotes the development of folk belief affairs management to a higher level around aspects such as “one village, one temple, one story, one temple, one special group, and one town, one evaluation”. This opens up new paths for exploring folk belief management, injects new vitality into empowering and increasing efficiency in religious work in the new era, and contributes to the construction of an “important window” for the people in Zhejiang.
1、 The main practices of the “Four Ones” work in the management of folk belief affairs in Luqiao District
(1) One village, one temple, control the number of places and build positions. According to the “Regulations on Religious Affairs” and the “Regulations on Religious Affairs of Zhejiang Province”, and in combination with the actual situation of Luqiao, Luqiao District has formulated “review regulations” for folk belief activity venues, standardized the system of entry and exit of folk belief activity venues, strictly implemented the “one village, one temple” policy, and constructed a long-term mechanism to effectively control the number of venues. One is to establish good rules and use “two restrictions” to promote rectification. There are two types of restrictions on venues. One is that those who were rated as “unqualified” in the current year, and those who were restricted from holding large-scale and unconventional activities the following year, but still “unqualified” after rectification, will be closed or suspended. The venue registration number certificate will be revoked, and suggestions for downgrading, canceling the registration number, dismantling, changing, and merging will be proposed; Another type is for those who have been “unqualified” for two consecutive years, with warnings issued throughout the region, Class A downgraded to Class B, disqualification from hosting large-scale and unconventional events, and adjustment of venue managers; If Class B still fails to meet the standards after rectification, the registration number will be cancelled, and the venue will be used for other purposes or demolished. The second is to clarify standards and promote exit through “three types of bans”. If there are multiple temples in a village and the village has a registered and numbered place, the other small temples, small shrines, statues, and management teams will be integrated and merged into the registered place before being shut down and banned; If there are many small temples and nunneries, and there are no registered places yet, after merging, integrating, and comprehensively rectifying, apply for registration of one place, and other places will be closed down and banned; Those who have been registered and have serious safety hazards, significant conflicts and disputes, frequent violations and illegal activities, lack of management, or a venue area of less than 50 square meters shall be shut down and banned. After the closure and ban of the venue, it will be included in the comprehensive social governance management of the township (street) and will no longer be managed as a place for folk belief activities.
(2) One temple, one story, improving the quality of faith and making good use of the battlefield. Luqiao District actively explores the cultural resources of local folk belief activity venues, and in accordance with the requirements of the “Four Haves” (with story cultural walls, storybooks and brochures, storytellers, and storytelling activities), excavates and organizes folk belief culture, eliminates falsehood, preserves essence, and protects and spreads it. Folk belief venues achieve 100% coverage of story comic strips on the wall. aim at.The folk belief activity venues are mostly centers for the elderly, with a lot of leisure time and strong spiritual and cultural needs. The Road and Bridge District has opened libraries or book corners in the venues, built reading platforms, and provided convenience for the public. Traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival), Dragon Boat Festival and Mid Autumn Festival are used to carry out festival activities, carry out characteristic folk activities, organize religious people to participate, and pass on the local traditional culture.
(3) One temple, one specialized group, enhance governance efficiency and manage the battlefield well. Luqiao District has strengthened the management responsibility of local folk belief activity venues, fully implemented the “Five Person Guidance Group” (with one member of the town (street) team serving as the leader of the guidance group, resident cadres and police officers serving as instructors, members of the village (neighborhood) party organization serving as deputy instructors, and grid members serving as members) system, and assumed the “Six Guarantees” responsibility, including education guidance, activity supervision, safety inspections, violation control, personnel mastery, and information collection. It fully implements the Party’s religious work policies, grasps the number of venues and personnel dynamics, timely discovers and handles problems, and effectively carries out guidance, education, management, and service work.
The guidance group shall conduct safety inspections at least once a week at the site, conducting inspections in nine aspects: political safety, personnel safety, activity safety, food safety, fire safety, building safety, network information safety, financial safety, and property safety; Participate in important events at the venue, engage in heart to heart talks, promote policies and regulations, help solve difficulties, keep track of daily dynamics, and keep work records every time entering religious activity venues; Identify weak links and promptly address potential problems and hazards. The entire region has achieved full coverage of 97 religious activity venues and 167 folk belief venues through the “five person guidance group”, promoting the transformation of grassroots religious work from online work of the people to the “general” center work of the town (street) party (work) committee. During this year’s epidemic, the five person guidance group played an important role in the prevention and control of the epidemic in the workplace.
(4) One town, one evaluation, showcasing the charm of “harmony” and establishing a good position. In 2016, Luqiao District issued the “Harmony and Beauty” Folk Belief Activity Venue Creation Plan, which clarifies the creation standards through supporting the “safety umbrella” of the venue, securing the “money bag” of the venue, exploring the “cultural flavor” of the venue, delineating the “boundary line” of the activity, and establishing the “hard rules” for creation. The selection is strictly conducted in the form of comprehensive evaluation. As of now, 45 “Hemei” folk belief activity venues have been successfully created in the entire region, and dynamic management has been implemented in terms of safety, finance, and activities for the successfully created venues, keeping the management of folk belief activity venues under high pressure for a long time. Efforts have been made to build a long-term mechanism for the management of folk belief venues and folk belief activities, comprehensively improving the standardization level of road and bridge folk belief affairs management. The institutional foundation of folk belief affairs management has been comprehensively consolidated, creating a good situation of striving for excellence and striving to make folk belief venues a place of historical and cultural inheritance and social morality.A place of moral education and the purification of folk customs and customs.
2、 Preliminary Results of the “Four Ones” Work in Folk Belief Places in Luqiao District
(1) Establishing regulations and systems has effectively curbed the chaos in folk belief venues. Luqiao District has successively formulated and issued policy documents such as the Implementation Plan for the Supervision of Fire Safety Classification in Folk Belief Activity Places (Trial), the Creation Plan for “Harmony and Beauty” Folk Belief Activity Places (Trial), the Regulations on the Review of Folk Belief Activities, and the Trial Opinions on the Control and Quality Improvement of “One Village, One Temple” in Folk Belief Places. These documents have achieved significant results in improving safety management, activity management, financial management, cracking down on illegal constructions, fake monks and Taoist priests in places, and clarifying the division of responsibilities and strengthening daily management through methods such as “putting systems on the wall” and ledger construction. Since last year, Luqiao District has implemented standardized management of 167 registered folk belief activity venues, merged and integrated the phenomenon of “multiple temples in one village” in six administrative villages, suspended three venue activities, banned one commercial activity, cracked down on 12 fake monks and Taoist priests, and investigated and dealt with three cases.
(2) Strengthen guidance and fully demonstrate the social value of folk belief venues. On the one hand, Luqiao District actively organizes folk belief activity venues to carry out “one temple, one story” preaching activities. In combination with the newly revised “Religious Affairs Regulations” training and fire safety knowledge training, it invites experts from the Policy and Regulations Department of the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission and the district fire department to provide policy and regulatory education and fire safety education to folk belief activity venues in its jurisdiction. The number of educated people reached more than 5000, and more than 10000 books on “one temple, one story” were printed and distributed. On the other hand, by integrating local resources, guiding folk belief activity venues to carry out public welfare and charity work, actively carrying out activities such as caring for students and poverty alleviation, a total of more than 2 million yuan of charity funds were donated to support low-income households, severely ill households, and impoverished families, transmitting positive energy and forming a joint force for upward and good.
(3) Strengthen the team and comprehensively consolidate the safety foundation of folk belief venues. On the basis of strengthening and equipping the work force of 10 civilian religious sites, the Luqiao District has introduced a third-party fire protection commission organization, fully dispatched a “five person guidance group”, assumed the “six guarantees” responsibility, implemented the “three knowledge, four meetings, and five familiarizations”, effectively overcame the existing management “vacancies” and “vacancies” in the site, concentrated the most solid strength and professional personnel in the management team, laid a solid foundation for planting private plots and managing responsibility fields, continuously stimulated the “safety factor” at the grassroots level, and thus achieved “long-term stability” in folk religious sites. This year, more than 600 types of hidden dangers were discovered, and more than 500 were rectified. The rectification rate of hidden dangers reached 96%. 20 various systems were established and improved, and more than 20 fire knowledge education and training sessions were organized. More than 200 fire extinguishing and evacuation drills were conducted.