"Learning is not a pleasure", "friends from afar is not a pleasure", the young voice through the piety. 5, the ancient lofty "holy city" Qufu Ming Gucheng On the 5th, under the ancient lofty "holy city" of Qufu Minggu City, in the elegant atmosphere of "Apricot Rituals and Music" music and dance performance, more than 400 people from Malaysia, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong and other domestic and foreign teachers and students, study and travel team attended the opening ceremony. A piece of classical exposition, teaching people the way to be a person, the way to do things. Performed the rite of passage of young people at home and abroad, began the "Pan" to pay homage to the saintly master Confucius journey.
"Pan" is an ancient Chinese ritual of learning to pay homage to the teacher. Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius that is in the city of Qufu, east of the Lu official school "Panshi" apprentice lectures teaching. Guided by actors dressed in the costumes of Chinese students in the Spring and Autumn Period, the youths passed through the open city gate, entered the "Golden Sound and Jade Zhen" pagoda along the sacred path leading to the Confucius Temple, crossed the "Pan Water" flowing out of the ancient "Pan Ancestral Hall", and entered the "Pan Water", which is the most important water in China. "The "Latticework Gate" is a solemn procession through the thousand-year-old pines and cypresses.
"Dazhongmen", "Hongdaomen" ...... A divine door in the Confucius Temple seems to condense the essence of Confucian thought and culture, interpreting the doctrine and proposition of Confucius: Not biased for the "center", not easy for the "mediocrity"; "benevolent people love people", the implementation of benevolent government is the "way" of the place.
The theme of this year's festival is "Study in Qufu, Happy Growth", which includes "Study in Qufu, Happy Growth. The first "Confucius Cup" global youth Chinese essay contest award ceremony is one of the biggest attractions of this festival.
Chen Junhong, from San Teh High School in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, insisted on delivering his acceptance speech in Chinese, despite not speaking fluent Chinese: "It's a great honor to come to Confucius' hometown and experience the Confucian culture up close and personal, and I'm very happy about it. I won the second prize in this Chinese essay competition, which has further inspired me to study traditional Chinese culture. I will definitely cherish this rare opportunity to listen and learn with my heart, and let the wisdom of the sages cleanse my mind."
The young people from home and abroad who participated in this study and tourism festival went to the tomb of Confucius to pay tribute to the late master. A column of incense, a bouquet of flowers, expressed the reverence for the philosopher; a prayer, a bow, sent to the deep memory of Confucius.
According to the Qufu Propaganda Department official Meihua, Confucius' hometown of Qufu, Shandong Province, study tourism, first began in the late 1980s, to receive domestic and foreign study tour groups. Learning mode is a combination of lectures and visits, practice, learning content including the life of Confucius and his philosophical thinking, Chinese history, calligraphy, martial arts, folklore, traditional Chinese medicine and cooking. At the end of the program, a commemorative certificate is awarded in front of the tomb of Confucius. This activity is strongly characterized by traditional Chinese culture.