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A folk belief that is “unknown and unknown” has originated in eastern Guangdong and has lasted for thousands of years and has never been popular. In Taiwan alone, there are more than 6 million believers. Its ancestral home has just been awarded the “Cross-Strait Exchange Base”, which is called “King of the Three Mountains”.
What is the “three”? Why are there three “mountains”? Where did the “king” come from? What is the charm of this folk belief called “King of the Three Mountains”?
On November 4, the “Two-Strait·Three Mountains·Four Seas” Sanshan King Academic Seminar, sponsored by Yangcheng Evening News Group, co-organized by Sun Yat-sen University Humanities and Social Sciences Department, and the Guangdong Cross-Strait Exchange Promotion Association, was held on the South Campus of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou Campus Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw. Zhang Ke, Secretary of the Party Group of the Guangdong Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission and Director of Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, and Xiao Bing, Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, attended the seminar.
Explore the spirit of folk beliefsBabaylan 1990 cloth draw core to promote communication and exchanges among Chinese and overseas Chinese
Since the “First Sanshan Ancestral Temple Academic Seminar” in Jiexi, Jieyang City in October 1992, it has been from Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, and Malaysia in ChinaKomiks 1960 witch cloth drawMore than 10 “Three Mountain Kings” cultural scholars from West Asia gathered together again to discuss the development and current situation of the folk belief culture of the “Three Mountain Kings” and its history and path of dissemination at home and abroad.
Four experts delivered keynote reportsCinema 1950 witch cloth draw, through the historical materials Babaylan 1990 clothes drawTracing and discussion on the current situation, digging out the spiritual core of the folk belief of the “Three Mountains Kings” and showing the important role played by the “Three Mountains Kings” culture in uniting the hearts of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and promoting communication and exchanges between Chinese and overseas Chinese.
Chen Chunsheng: The concept of “protecting the country and assassinating the people” is a common connection and vision for believers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and overseas.
Professor of the Department of History of Sun Yat-sen University and a researcher at the Center for Historical Anthropology of Sun Yat-sen University, and also serves as the teaching of history majors in the Ministry of Education. Chen Chunsheng, chairman of the Steering Committee, gave a keynote report entitled “National Consciousness and the Spread of the Faith of the Three Mountains Kings Since the Song Dynasty”. Chen Chunsheng has been associated with the Three Mountains Kings culture for decades and has traveled across Guangdong and Taiwan. He has thought deeply about the origin, development and cultural value of the Three Mountains Kings’ folk beliefs. His academic thoughts and research methods have had a profound influence on the academic community.
Chen Chunsheng quoted Wolfgang, a University of Hamburg, Germany, who had taught for a long time in China and Malaysia. Professor Franke’s explanation pointed out that the so-called “Sanshan King” may be a remains of the ancient Yue mountain god’s beliefs, and it is related to ethnic minority customs. Such beliefs are not unique to the Chaozhou area. “The Central Dynasty recognized the recognition of the Sanshan King of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, a very effective and commonly adopted method of the ancient central dynasty in China ruling the southern region. “In his speech, Chen Chunsheng focused on the interaction between “national consciousness” and civil society. He believed that the practice of Song Huizong awarding the “Mingsheng” temple to Chaozhou “Sanshenshan” temple was a typical expression of national consciousness in the development of the southern part of the South. In addition, many Sanshan king palaces and temples in mainland China and Taiwan, the plaque of “protecting the country and safeguarding the people” was hung high, revealing the hope that the gods will maintain a balance between the “country” and the “people”, so that the “people” will be able to “protect the country and the people” will be used. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Babaylan 1990 cloth draw Both can benefit from mentality. Folk belief is one of the links between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Many folk belief traditions in mainland China have developed in Taiwan, which has also given people on both sides more connection and communication.
Chen Chunsheng said that although the customs and habits in various parts of China are very different, China has long been a unified country. To judge whether a place understands and accepts the ideology of the central government lies in the local scholars and gentry class.To what extent can we consciously interpret local cultural traditions and customs in accordance with the “rituals and laws” of the court.
He emphasized that in traditional Chinese society, “national consciousness” is everywhere and everywhere. In historical and cultural research, only by having a systematic grasp and deep understanding of national ideology and dynasty rules and regulations can we have a more intimate understanding of the changes in local and folk customs and beliefs and their significance.
Qiu Yangui: The Sanshan King Palace Temple has become an important historical evidence for the study of Taiwan’s immigration history
The Sanshan King Palace Temple has become an important historical evidence for the study of Taiwan’s immigration history and a symbol of the ancestral homes of relatives in Chaoshan and Hakka towns in Taiwan. Qiu Yangui, a professor in the Department of Monumental Art Repair and Repair at the Taiwan University of the Arts, wrote a report titled “The Faith of the King of Sanshan, Taiwan”. He mentioned that Taiwanese believers have more communication with mainland people through the opportunity to find their roots at the Sanshan Ancestral Temple in mainland China.
Qiu Yangui introduced that the phenomenon of the Three Mountain Kings in Taiwan is still regarded as a method of identification of Hakka groups in the 21st century, but in his opinion, this Komiks 1960 witch clothes A too simple method should be discussed again. He observed the belief of the Sanshan King in Taiwan from the perspectives of social organization and ethnic relations, and summarized it into four types: “guild hall type”, “guest base type”, “anti-economic type”, and “chaohui Fulao type”. Among them, the number of “customer-bottom” and “anti-ban style” temples has reached about 80, with the largest size. After Taiwan’s industrialization in the 1970s, more “immigrant-type” temples appeared in the city.
Chen Zhiping: “Great Love” is the core meaning of folk beliefsBabaylan 1990 cloth drawHan
Dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Xiamen University, Professor Chen Zhiping, President of the Chinese Ming History Society, gave a speech entitled “The Cultural Significance of the Faith of Mazu and the Sanshan Kings and Its Inheritance”. He believes that the belief in Mazu and the Sanshan King are both part of China’s excellent traditional culture, and its core meaning is “urgent to the people”, full of “great love” spirit, and has the function of social education and cultural education. Folk culture, including the beliefs of Mazu and the Sanshan King, became one of the important channels for the spread of Chinese culture overseas after the 18th century.
Wang Chenfa: Studying the Three Mountains King is one of the responsibilities of reviving China
Director of the Malaysian Daoli Academy and MaKomiks 1960 witch clothes drawWang Chen, a special professor at Hanjiang Communication University in Lai Asia, gave a speech entitled “The Social Organization and Educational Function of the Sanshan King Temple in Nanyang”, explaining what kind of transformations the Sanshan King culture has taken place after it has arrived overseas, and how to achieve harmony between change and unchange. He said that the study of the Sanshan King Temple, from the standpoint of national rejuvenation, examines how the Sanshan Kings in various places constitutes the development, construction and maintenance of society, and is one of the responsibilities of future generations and descendants to strive to revive China. Wang Chenfa suggested that the Sanshan King Palace and Temple can do the same thing at home and abroad – acting as a cultural carrier and spreading cultural confidence, and taking root from academic research, and then combining the advantages and characteristics of the Sanshan King culture to build a good brand. Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, attracting more people to understand the Chinese nation more comprehensively through the Sanshan King. Many new technologies can be used, such as AI, social charity work, participation in local environmental protection activities, etc., and use limited temple space to exert global influence.
Creative transformation and innovative developmentCinema 1950 witch cloth draw, scholars have insightful insights
The tradition of inheriting thousands of years of traditionKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw, and how to achieve creative transformation and innovative development of the “grassroots” beliefs rooted in the folk? During the roundtable discussion session of the seminar, the scholars put forward their own opinions.
Xiao Wenping, director and professor of the Hakka Research Institute of Jiaying College of Meizhou, pointed out that as a mountain god and a natural god, the King of Sanshan reflects the Chinese nation’s tradition of respecting nature. His spirit of patriotism, love for the country, protecting villages, and guarding the land has established the concept of hometown for the people, and the spirit of fairness, justice and justice advocated also have important value in the contemporary times.
Xie Guiwen, a professor at Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, believes that folk beliefs are important assets for the country, society, and people, and have survival functions, integration functions, and cognitive functions.
Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw Professor Chen Xianbo of South China Normal University said that the history of the Three Mountains King is not only a history of folk beliefs, but also a history of regional development, social and economic history, and a history of mutual learning between Chinese history and civilization.
Wu Mengxian, associate professor at Jieyang Vocational and Technical College, said that his investigation found that the people often regard the King of Sanshan as an important social bond in interpersonal communication.
Xiamen University Professor Lian XinBabaylan 1990 clothes drawHao suggested that the King of Sanshan could also learn from the successful cases of Mazu’s belief in the world, and the two sides of the Taiwan Strait worked together.
Professor, PhD supervisor, NationalChen Zhiping, director of the Academy of Sciences, pointed out that if the Sanshan King wants to achieve innovative cultural development, local governments should take the lead in promoting the situation.
HanshanBabaylan 1990 cloth drawAssociate Professor Ou Junyong, an associate professor at the College of Normal School, shared that as part of Jieyang culture, King Sanshan is actually “very vivid”. He has to walk to the fields to have a real feeling.
Wen Jianqin, associate professor at Hanshan Normal University, said that when he tells students about Chinese cultural history and Chaoshan history and culture, he will use the Sanshan King as a case to analyze its cultural phenomena. The students are very interested and have developed related cultural and creative products.
Chin Lihua, a professor at Tsinghua University in Taiwan, mentioned that to let young people understand traditional culture, we must make good use of the “discourse” methods of young people such as movies, short videos, music, and comics.
Lin Guoping, a professor at Fujian Normal University, summarized that folk beliefs such as the King of Sanshan are an important part of Chinese traditional culture and are precious cultural heritage left to us by our ancestors. They should be cherished more.
The Sanshan King Culture Documentary Premiere of “From the Three Mountains to the Four Seas” Sanshan King Culture Documentary Premiere
The Sanshan King Culture Documentary Premiere was also held at the meeting. The documentary team went to Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam, as well as Sanshan King’s Palace and Temple in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan, China, to communicate with believers and related folk scholars, record the inheritance and changes of the Sanshan King’s sacrificial culture, and show the profound historical, humanistic and social values accumulated over the past thousand years of Sanshan King’s culture.
[Small Knowledge] “King of the Three Mountains” Folk Belief Culture
The “King of the Three Mountains” Folk Belief Culture originated in eastern Guangdong and is now widely spread to Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Its spirit of “protecting the country and safe people, peace and stability” has been respected by people of all generations. Lintian Ancestral Temple located in Jieyang, Guangdong, is the ancestral temple of the King’s Palace Temple in the world.He was awarded the “Cross-Strait Exchange Base” in 2023.
