In recent years, the United Front Work Department of the Haiyan County Party Committee (Minzong Bureau) has deeply understood the spirit of the higher-level documents, combined with the actual situation of the county, and adopted the “Shali Gold Rush” method to explore and promote the standardized management of folk beliefs.
- Categorical disposal and control of the total amount. Since 2015, when the work of folk belief registration numbers and categorical disposal was fully rolled out, Haiyan County has promoted the management of folk beliefs in accordance with the work requirements of “adapting measures to local conditions, combining unblocking and blocking, categorical guidance, and standardized management”. The first is to do a good job of mapping and rationally planning the layout of the place. Each town (street) once again conducts in-depth investigation and investigation, fully grasps the distribution of places within its jurisdiction, takes the village (community) as a unit, considers factors such as the flow of religious festivals, the hardware setting of the venue, and the ability to manage and organize work, and reasonably plans the number and layout of folk belief sites in the county, especially while vigorously demolishing and relocating the main urban area of the county, the leader in charge of the county government takes the lead in coordinating relevant departments to study and layout folk belief sites to meet the religious needs of the masses. The second is to set standards and control the total amount of categorical disposal. The United Front Work Department of the county party committee (Minzong Bureau) took the “Code for the Management of Folk Belief Activity Sites” formulated by Jiaxing City as the standard, insisted on measuring a ruler to the end, and used the same identification standard to measure the numbered places to be registered in the county. The third is to do a good job of the pass and promote the transformation and upgrading of places. In the process of visiting and inspecting, the county civil affairs bureau establishes a file for each place, indicating the dynamic change comparison, existing problems and areas that need rectification, supervises the grassroots to improve work efficiency, regularly reports work dynamics, and forces all towns (streets) in the county to overcome difficulties with time nodes, and uses practical and effective methods to transform and upgrade folk belief sites. After the renovation and upgrading, the county civil affairs bureau together with relevant departments will conduct inspection and acceptance scoring, and only if the score is qualified can the registration number be applied for, and at present, there are more than 40 registration number places in our county.
Second, the key point of the ring interlocking pipe. The management of registered and numbered places is the key to the standardized management of folk beliefs, and the county civil affairs bureau has grasped the three key points of safety, civility, and standardization: First, manage safety well. Towns (streets), villages (communities), and places sign three-level safety responsibility letters to implement management responsibilities. Adhere to the supervision system of county leaders, cooperate with relevant units to carry out safety inspections of folk belief sites several times a year, and issue hidden danger investigation notices to sites with potential safety hazards, requiring reports on the implementation of rectification and reform. Fully install smart power systems and video surveillance in all places to strengthen the level of safety and technical defense. Strengthen site safety training and do a good job in fire emergency drills. When holding large-scale temple fairs in venues, do a good job of prior approval and supervision during the event, and cooperate with multiple departments to ensure the safety of the activities. Second, manage civilization well. The county party committee and county government issued the “Implementation Opinions on Strengthening the Fire Safety Construction of Buddhist (Folk Belief) Activity Sites and Building Ecological Temples”, established a leading group for the work of strengthening fire safety and creating ecological temples in Buddhist (folk belief) activity sites in the county, clarified the division of responsibilities and work points, and gathered the joint efforts of all departments to further standardize the majority of believers to participate in religious activities in accordance with the law, safely and in an orderly manner. All folk belief sites have formulated a civilized system for honoring incense, hung propaganda banners, and managed the order of worship of incense by believers. The third is to manage the norms well. Thousands of publicity materials and work ledgers, such as the “Norms for the Management of Folk Belief Activity Sites”, “Records of Major Matters of Folk Belief Sites”, and “Receipts for Collection of Folk Belief Sites”, are issued to all venues for daily publicity, daily records of folk belief sites, and special financial purposes. The pilot project of standardized management of folk beliefs was innovatively carried out, and satisfactory work results were achieved in the pilot standardized management of folk beliefs in Xitangqiao Street, and the “one-two-three-four” financial work mechanism of folk beliefs was summarized and promoted throughout the county.
Third, the precise cultivation of tree models. In order to expand the breadth and depth of management of folk belief affairs, the United Front Work Department of the county party committee (Minzong Bureau) adopted a precise cultivation method, and selected some places as key cultivation targets to carry out cultivation work. First, choose a good cultivation target. Each town (street) shall report 1-2 sites to be cultivated among the registered number folk belief sites, and after comprehensive consideration of the level and level of the reported sites, the Minzong Bureau will select 6 places as key cultivation sites. The second is to do a good job in cultivating and upgrading. The 6 sites are planned to be cultivated and improved in six aspects: patriotism and law-abiding, safety and cleanliness, unity and stability, standardized management, orderly activities, and good conduct within one year. Through work exchange meetings, field study trips, on-site visits and supervision, etc., the cultivation of places should be strengthened in light of local conditions. At present, some towns (streets) have created their own characteristics in the management of folk belief sites, among which Qinshan Street actively excavates folk belief culture and compiles and prints the book “Qinshan Street Folk Belief Culture and Legends”. Wuyue King Temple in Zhenpu Town holds the influential “Flower Dynasty Festival” every year. The third is to test positive examples. At the end of this year, the United Front Work Department (Minzong Bureau) will convene relevant departments to evaluate and score cultivation sites according to the “Jiaxing Civilized Establishment Assessment Scoring Table for Religious Activity Sites among Citizens”, divide them into secondary levels, select outstanding places and issue certificates and licenses, stimulate the enthusiasm of grassroots cultivation through competitions, and drive the promotion and development of the county’s folk belief field through positive typical forces.