html On the morning of September 8th Jiangsu Funing Kongdang Daai Village and Kong Ancestral Hall inauguration ceremony was held grandly. Guests from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, as well as relevant leaders from all walks of life at the central, provincial, municipal and county levels, volunteers, and Daai Village villagers gathered together. , participate in the grand event together. Volunteers also prepared moving-in gifts for residents to celebrate their move.
▲The Kongdang Great Love Village aided by Tzu Chi was inaugurated.
is the year of Dingyou, which is the beginning of autumn. On the morning of September 8, the inauguration ceremony of the Kongdang Great Ai Village and Kong Ancestral Hall in Funing County, Jiangsu Province was held grandly.
▲The inauguration ceremony of Kongdang Great Love Village and Kong’s Ancestral Hall was grandly held
▲Leaders at all levels attended the scene in person
Chen Deming, President of the Association for Cross-Strait Relations, Xu Jinrong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Liu Fuqing, Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Charity Federation, Li Guohua, deputy minister of the United Front Work Department of Jiangsu Province, director of the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission, and director of the Religious Affairs Bureau of Jiangsu Province, Wang Rongping, secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of Yancheng Municipal People's Congress and director of the Standing Committee of the Yancheng People's Congress, Hou Xueyuan, director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, and Li Chi, chairman of the Yancheng City Political Consultative Conference, Bai Zhiying, executive vice president of the Jiangsu Provincial Children and Adolescents Welfare Foundation, Zhang Wei, deputy director of the Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office, Jiang Wei, deputy mayor of the CPPCC, Gu Yunling, deputy director of the CPPCC and county party secretary, Xu Huaming, deputy secretary of Funing County and county magistrate, Tzu Chi Charity Lin Biyu, secretary-general of the Cause Foundation, Cai Bingkun, CEO of Tzu Chi Education Mission, and other leaders at all levels attended the event.
▲Secretary-General Lin Biyu introduced to President Chen Deming the inscription on the commemorative monument of Da Ai Village
▲Aerial photography of the Da Ai House
Thanks to the care of party committees, governments at all levels and Tzu Chi people, on the day of the completion of the Kong Family Ancestral Hall, 282 villagers moved into Da Ai Village At that time, Funing descendants of the Kong family, more than 400 local volunteers from East China, Central China, Taiwan and Funing, the principal, teachers and students of Banhu Town Central Primary School, and the villagers of Kongdang Daai Village We gathered together to hold a ceremony to commemorate Confucius, respectfully commemorate the sage teacher Confucius, commemorate the 2,568th anniversary of Confucius's birth, and to carry forward China's excellent traditional culture and pray for world peace, national peace and prosperity, and jointly participate in this grand event.
▲The ceremony of worshiping Confucius began. Sixteen worshippers and sixty students solemnly entered the hall.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the music of "Datong World" sounded, and the ceremony of worshiping Confucius began. The entire ceremony included welcoming the gods, presenting flowers, and entering the ceremony. Food, three offerings (first offering, second offering, final offering), offering incense, worshiping saints, etc. Those participating in the sacrifice followed the ancient system and dressed in Hanfu to worship the sages Confucius.
▲ Participants in the sacrificial ceremony followed the ancient system and dressed in Hanfu to worship the sage.
"Learn and practice it over time, it's easy to say..." Students from Banhu Town Central Primary School recited the Confucian classic " The Analects of Confucius". The sound of reading resounded loudly in front of the Confucius Ancestral Hall, hoping that Confucius’ cultural thoughts would last forever.
▲Students at Banhu Town Central Primary School are reciting "The Analects of Confucius".
Cai Bingkun, CEO of Tzu Chi Education, read the blessing letter from Master Cheng Yen on behalf of the volunteers. He expressed his gratitude to leaders at all levels for their support and everyone’s hard work. He sent the past with gratitude and welcomed the rain with joy. We hope that everything will be smooth and prosperous, and that everyone will cherish all things and protect the environment with a cautious and pious heart.
▲Tzu Chi Education CEO Cai Bingkun
County Party Committee Secretary Gu Yunling said in his speech that Tzu Chi Foundation adheres to the dedication of "loving the global village and truly caring about the suffering" and has built 81 characteristic houses with 282 households in just over half a year. , allowing the disaster-stricken people in Kongdang Village to move in with their bags and settle down happily. The vast number of volunteers rushed to the scene of the disaster as soon as possible, worked tirelessly and selflessly, and vividly demonstrated the flesh-and-blood kinship between compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. During the construction process, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Party Committee and the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have always paid close attention to it. The higher-level United Front Work, Civil Affairs, Taiwan Affairs Office, Charity and other departments have given strong support. The construction workers have worked overtime and worked hard day and night. The masses have been grateful and fully cooperated to unite. A strong synergy for project construction.
Gu Yunling said that we should vigorously promote the great spirit of disaster relief, publicize Tzu Chi's feelings, advocate new trends of the times, pay more attention to cultural construction, and create a "cultural village" that demonstrates Confucius's Confucian benevolence and Tzu Chi's humanistic spirit.Pay more attention to community construction, establish a long-term management and protection mechanism, and build a new countryside with a beautiful environment, affluent people, and a high degree of social civilization. Pay more attention to the production and life of the people, focus on the development of rural tourism, and find ways to help the people increase their income and become rich, so as to make the lives of the people in Kongdang better!
▲ Gu Yunling, Secretary of the County Party Committee, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony
Wang Rongping, Secretary of the Party Committee of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, said in his speech that he is willing to carry out extensive cooperation with Tzu Chi Charity Foundation in environmental protection, medical care, education and other aspects to enhance the friendship between compatriots and promote the two countries of Yantai and Yantai. people-to-people exchanges between places. At the same time, we will continue to promote the construction and development of Kongdang Village, continue to promote Confucian moral concepts and the spirit of benevolence, so that great love will bear more fruitful fruits in both places.
▲ Municipal Party Committee Secretary Wang Rongping expressed his willingness to carry out extensive cooperation with Tzu Chi in environmental protection, medical care, education and other aspects.
Chen Deming, President of the Association for Cross-Strait Relations, said in his speech that Tzu Chi Charity Foundation has provided strong support for the early recovery and reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas. Now the Kongdang Great Love Village has maintained quality and quantity, and has been completed and opened on time. I can feel the dedication of the foundation colleagues everywhere, feel the great love, and even more feel the camaraderie and family ties that blood is thicker than water. Under the leadership of party committees and governments at all levels, and with the support of caring people from all walks of life, Kongdang Village will definitely be able to live and prosper in peace and prosperity, and the people will definitely be able to live a happy and beautiful life.
▲Chairman of the Association for Cross-Strait Relations Chen Deming
Secretary-General of the Tzu Chi Foundation Lin Biyu expressed his gratitude to the leaders of the party committee and government at all levels as well as the Hengjian Construction Group and the Tzu Chi people who walked hand in hand through the ice and snow, fighting for sunny days and rainy days, and working together to achieve a successful outcome. The completion of Love Village. We look forward to gathering the descendants of Confucius to pass on benevolence and filial piety, and to improve intergenerational education in the future. Young people will return to their hometowns to jointly build this new ecological, environmentally friendly and energy-saving countryside, and work together to build Daai Village into a village full of humanity and love. We hope that the spirit of Confucius will flow around the world like gurgling water.
▲ Lin Biyu, Secretary-General of Tzu Chi Foundation
“Charity is not just for the rich, but the participation of caring people.” Villagers carried twelve bamboo baskets filled with love and came to the scene under the guidance of volunteers. President Chen Deming picked up a bamboo tube from the bamboo basket and said, "It's still very heavy!" Secretary-General Lin Biyu introduced to the president that the villagers of Daai Village, with the humanistic care of volunteers, understood that charity is not just for the rich. , a small amount of money can do great good. The villagers donated the love they felt through bamboo tubes, hoping that this long-lasting love could spread to more people's hearts.
▲The guests handed over the golden key symbolizing the Great Love House to the representatives of the villagers who lived there, as well as the representatives of public building users such as kindergartens and environmental protection stations.
▲The villagers carried twelve baskets filled with love bamboo tubes and came to the site under the guidance of volunteers.
▲ "This is a bamboo tube donated by the villagers!" The villagers of Kongdang Village do not forget to be grateful and give back. They will donate the love they gather every day to help those in need and give feedback to the public.
▲President Chen Deming and Kong Qinggang, a villager and volunteer in Daai Village, shook hands cordially. Kong Qinggang said: “After I joined Tzu Chi, I gave up drinking, kept bamboo tubes, and led the villagers to do environmental protection.” The inauguration ceremony of
was coming to an end. Leaders at all levels, accompanied by volunteers, visited Da Ai Kindergarten and residents’ homes. Sending care and blessings to the children and villagers. Tzu Chi volunteers brought the traditional Funing wedding gifts rich in meaning - Funing cakes and rice dumplings. They also presented Jing Si Aphorisms and couplets to every household to celebrate the joy of moving into a house.
▲President Chen Deming personally delivered the home-entry gifts that symbolized "high school, perfection, and blessing" to the residents.
▲Tzu Chi volunteers also presented Jing Si Aphorisms and couplets to the villagers to celebrate the joy of moving in.
▲Zhi The workers sent a blessing letter from Master Cheng Yen and a commemorative key to the completion to the villagers.
The eighty-five-year-old couple Kong Qingzhang and Lu Yongzhen saw Secretary-General Lin Biyu coming over, took her hand and said, "Thank you, thank you, for giving us such good things." The house is very comfortable to live in. It is comfortable and comfortable to live in such a good house when I am old. We are a family of seven, with four generations living under one roof. Thank you.
▲The villagers held Secretary-General Lin Biyu’s hand to express their gratitude.
Villager Kong Shufen said: “Today is the happiest day in my life. I wore red clothes specially.” A few years ago, I was in a car accident, and my son was in a car accident one after another. I had no choice but to sell all my property. Due to difficulties in life, I returned to my parents' home in 2016. Three days later, the hurricane hit, and my life reached the lowest point in my life. At this time, people from Tzu Chi came and built the Great Love Village, giving us such a good new home. I am really grateful from the bottom of my heart. Let me start a new life, and I will become a person like you and help those in need. ”
▲The villagers and volunteers happily took a group photo.
Just as it is written on the archway of Daai Village, “Funing Kongdang is extremely prosperous, sailing the Confucianism style, Tzu Chi’s great love gathers together to nurture the five permanent members.” I pray that the water of Chinese wisdom can continue. Let's work together to purify people's hearts, make society peaceful, and make the world free from disasters
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