久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Society

Ancestral homeland where Chinese honor relatives

By YUAN SHENGGAO | China Daily | Updated: 2020-04-03 09:47
Share
Share - WeChat
The 29th Dahuaishu Ancestor Worship Ceremony is held during Qingming Festival in 2019. CHI JIANPING/FOR CHINA DAILY

Qingming Festival-or Tomb Sweeping Day-celebrated in early April is a time for Chinese people to pay tribute to their ancestors and remember their deceased family members.

During this period, the township of Dahuaishu in Hongtong county, Shanxi province, is one of the most visited places in China. It is regarded as the ancestral homeland by many Chinese people.

Dahuaishu, which literally means the Big Locust Tree, is the place where many Chinese people inside and outside the country believe their ancestors started their long trek of immigration during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The Dahuaishu Ancestor Memorial Garden in Hongtong county, is a holy place for many Chinese people across the world.

Each year, thousands of Chinese return from afar during Tomb Sweeping Day to pay homage and show respect to their ancestors.

The garden has held the Dahuaishu Ancestor Worship Ceremony every April over the past three decades to welcome Chinese people who wanted to seek their ancestral roots there.

"If it were not for the novel coronavirus epidemic, we should have celebrated the 30th session of the ceremony this year," said Shi Ximin, an official of the memorial garden.

He said large celebrations on the site were canceled this year. However, the ancestor worship ceremony will still be held online.

"The policy was made to avoid crowding during this special period of time," Shi said.

Dahuaishu township is regarded as an ancestral homeland by many Chinese people. CHI JIANPING/FOR CHINA DAILY

The official said the ceremony will not be short of any necessary rituals, which will be performed by staff members of the garden and broadcast live.

"Qingming Festival-with a history of more than 2,500 years-is one of the most popular festivals in China as Chinese people highly value ancestral roots and familial piety," said Niu Xiaomin, a researcher of folk cultures in Shanxi province.

"The Dahuaishu Ancestor Worship Ceremony is an event not only for worshipping family ancestors, but also for immigrants worldwide to seek their roots," the researcher added.

According to historical records, during 50 years of the early Ming Dynasty, there were 18 large immigration movements from Dahuaishu township to more than 500 counties in 18 provinces. These immigrants further moved across the world in the six centuries that followed.

A popular ballad in China reflects the large-scale population movement:

"Where were our ancestors from?

It's the Big Locust Tree in Hongtong.

What is the name of our ancestral residence?

It's the Old Stork Nest under the Big Locust Tree."

The historical evidence can also be found in many family genealogy books and tombstone inscriptions throughout the country, according to Shi.

The official added that the Dahuaishu Ancestor Memorial Garden has welcomed more than 2 million visits each year since 2017.

Li Yali contributed to this story.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日韩精品午夜视频一区二区三区 | 国产成人精品免费视频大全五级 | 国产成人免费午夜性视频 | 男人女人做性全程视视频 | 亚洲视频免费在线观看 | www射射一区| 亚欧在线观看 | 国产高颜值露脸在线观看 | 老太婆性杂交毛片 | 日韩欧美亚洲每的更新在线 | 免费被黄网站在观看 | 日本一级毛片视频无遮挡免费 | 精品欧美一区二区三区精品久久 | 久久久久琪琪去精品色村长 | 99热久久精品国产 | 国产成年网站v片在线观看 国产成人aa在线视频 | 精品国产免费观看 | 亚州综合 | 另类专区另类专区亚洲 | 日本亚洲成高清一区二区三区 | 欧美1314性欧美 | 精品一区二区三区在线观看l | 精品视频在线免费播放 | 久久亚洲国产精品一区二区 | 一级作爱视频免费观看 | 日韩美女免费线视频 | 怡红院日本一道日本久久 | 亚洲自拍中文 | 亚洲一区二区免费视频 | 色偷偷亚洲男人天堂 | 美女一级毛片免费看看 | 三级黄网 | 成年午夜 | 久9这里精品免费视频 | 亚洲一区二区三区一品精 | 欧美日本一区 | 久久久精品成人免费看 | ririai99在线视频观看 | 日韩中文字幕在线免费观看 | 精品少妇一区二区三区视频 | 成人18免费网站 |