Quanzhou Tianhou Palace: inspections all over the weather, folk activities do not stop

【New Outlets of the World League】

The Quanzhou people who eat the sea, living in a calm and quiet waves, and the sea god Mazu mother -in -law is the most important belief in their fearless hard work in the sea. The Tianhou Palace, located at the southern end of the ancient city of Quanzhou, is the first stop of Fan Shang entering the city. It is also the starting station of the trade in the sea. It is a temple to worship Quanzhou Haixian Mazu.

A few days ago, the reporter visited Tianhou Palace again to feel its historical heritage and new appearance.

■ Morning News reporter Chen Xiaofen Zhuang Lixiang text/picture

Quanzhou Tianhou Palace

Strengthen the security work to carry out online "beggar turtles"

Crossing the mountain gate, many tourists in the square are visiting. Liu Yumin, deputy director of the Cultural Relics Protection Institute of Tianhou Palace in Quanzhou, told reporters that in the past year, in addition to believers, there are cultural relics experts and many tourists from the province. Quanzhou Tianhou Palace Cultural Relics Protection Office is still a solid work, safety security, sanitary cleaning and greening maintenance of the two inheritance points of Tianhou Palace and Deji Gate. In the protection of cultural relics, hire full -time security, integrate existing cadres and staff teams, and improve the all -weather inspection system.

"Touch your head, start with the building; touch your mouth, wealthy; touch your body, turn over; touch the tail, have a head and tail ..." With this vivid nursery rhyme, the most interesting folk cultural activities during the Spring Festival will be here we go.

"Begging Turtle" is an ancient and traditional folk cultural activity in Fujian and Taiwan. On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Spring Festival each year, a bag of "Ping An Rice" is stacked into "rice turtles" and held a "beggar turtle" on the 15th of the first month of the first month. The finishingad ceremony, praying for the wind and rain, Guotai Min'an. In view of the cause of the epidemic, the "beggar" event in 2022 was held in the form of "online -based, supplemented by offline". Next, Quanzhou Tianhou Palace is still placed with a rice turtle, and the online "beggar" activity can not only touch the rice turtle, take photos with the rice turtle, and pray for blessings. Experience the exploration of Tianhou Palace.

Cultivate the talks with the story of the "World Heritage"

Let ordinary citizens integrate into the ancient city and tell the good story of the ancient city of Quanzhou with the good voice of the citizens. In 2017, Quanzhou formed the first group of ancient city interpretation teams in Quanzhou, and the training of ancient city interpreters kicked off. After a few years, the team of ancient city interpreters has become larger and larger, contributing their own strength to the world's Quanzhou.

Lin Zhifu, deputy director of the Cultural Insurance Center of Licheng District, told himself that in order to tell the story of the world, Licheng District incorporated the ancient city interpreter into the talent training plan. The first phase of 20 outstanding talents have been selected. Compared with the period, this batch of interpreters must not only explain Chinese, but also in English.

Wu Li is really from Zhangzhou. After graduating from the School of Geography, Fujian Normal University in June 2003, she became a geographical teacher at Quanzhou Seventh Middle School. The campus is adjacent to the Tianhou Palace and the Deji Men's site, plus the culture of natural geography and the ancient city of Quanzhou. In addition to class, Wu Lizhen will go to Tianhou Palace and Deji Gate site to feel the sea god culture and architectural culture here. Last year, the ancient city interpreter recruited, Wu Lizhen was officially selected after signing up for the training.

"I used to treat it as an attraction. Like most tourists, stroll around, take a look, and understand it. When I became a public welfare interpreter, I found that the ancient city of Quanzhou, the Quanzhou world legacy, such as Tianhou Palace, and Germany. The Jimen site, their historical culture is so deep. "Wu Lizhen said that since New Year's Day this year, she explained more than 10 games on the Houong and Deji Men. Students of research activities, etc. When I heard tourists admiring because of their own explanations, "the original Tianhou Palace and the Deji Gate ruins are so connotative", Wu Li is really pleased.

【Daren Visit the World heritage】

Looking for the world legacy Quanzhou Sea God Culture

"China National Geographic" magazine picture director Wang Tong

A few days before Quanzhou became the first anniversary of the World Heritage City, Wang Tong, the picture director of the "National Geographic" magazine, came to Quanzhou to come from the island special topic in October this year. "Quanzhou is my favorite city in the country -level city. It is not one of the first." Wang Tong said that the content of the island's topic has a sea god culture, and the sea god culture is inseparable from the Quanzhou Tianhou Palace.

This is not the first time Wang Tong has arrived in Quanzhou, and he has come to Quanzhou at least 5 times in his impression. The first time was in the 1980s, to the Jinjiang and Shishi of Quanzhou, and felt the vitality and enthusiasm of the spring breeze of reform and opening up. "At first I came to Quanzhou, I didn't care too much about the ancient city, but I like this city, I like its openness and tolerance, its persistence, and self -confidence in Quanzhou people. "Wang Tong said, with the understanding of Quanzhou, he marveled that Quanzhou preserved a large number of precious historical relics, such as the Arab -style Pure Temple and the Guandi Temple of the southern Fujian architecture. Components, Sun Wukong carved on the east -west tower is so flexible ... This low -key city has a loud world a thousand years ago -the largest port in the East.

Wang Tong said that Quanzhou island resources are very rich, and there are many folk cultural activities involved in islands. Sea gods are one of them. This is a particularly important folk belief culture in coastal cities. In addition to Mazu's beliefs, Tianhou Palace also has its ancient architectural aesthetics. Quanzhou was once the largest foreign trade port in China. This is the biggest difference between Quanzhou Tianhou Palace and other sea god temples. It is a historical sea god temple. It witnesses the Quanzhou of the Song and Yuan dynasties as the World Trade Center and witnessed the integration of Quanzhou and the culture of the world. Whether he came to Quanzhou because of his work or traveling alone in Quanzhou, Quanzhou's impression of Wang Tong was beautiful, and he loved the city more and more. In recent years, the improvement of the ancient city of Quanzhou has made him deeply understand. "I have gone through many cities. Many ancient cities in many places are museums, and Quanzhou is living, life, and looks like I like it. There is a design but not deliberately, and it looks very comfortable." Wang Tong said, walking through In the streets and alleys of the ancient city of Quanzhou, the bricks, tiles, flowers and trees in the streets, or a bowl of wiring on the street can bring people to the past.

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