Yesterday was the first day of the Qingming Festival and also the "Yingqing Day". Many citizens chose to "worship the mountains" to commemorate their ancestors. According to the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, as of 16:00 yesterday, the total number of worshipers in the city was 1.0647 million, and the traffic volume was 156,500. This year, the peak of traffic flow has been earlier, but the proportion of citizens who consciously take subways and buses to pay homage has increased significantly compared with previous years. It is expected that the Qingming Festival holidays this day and tomorrow and the following two weekends will be concentrated. The civil affairs department of the municipal government once again called for traveling off-peak and worshiping at different peaks, and try to take public transportation to worship at the same time, and try to choose green and civilized worship methods such as home worship, spiritual tablet worship, flower worship, and online worship.
Millions of people in the city worshipped mountains on the "Zhengqing Day"
It is understood that the first day of the Qingming Festival is also the traditional Zhengqing Day. Citizens are enthusiastic about paying homage to their ancestors. As of 16:00 on April 5, the total number of people worshipped in the city was 1.0647 million, and the traffic volume was 156,500; the cumulative number of ashes was scattered in the sea of ashes was over 1,000.
The civil affairs department of the municipal government said that the peak of traffic flows this year was earlier. According to reports, this year's peak of worship started at 7 a.m., traffic was slow to 7th section of Yanling Road, Guangshan Road, and delayed to 12 a.m., and the situation began to ease. Due to the relatively in-depth publicity and guidance in the early stage, the proportion of citizens who consciously take subways and buses to pay homage has increased significantly compared with previous years. In addition, in terms of worship methods, civilized worship for citizens has become popular. According to reports, the phenomenon of burning incense candles and paper money in key worship areas such as crematoriums has decreased compared with previous years, and no phenomenon of burning incense candles and paper money in Baiyun Mountain Siyuan has been found. Although the worshipping people are densely packed, the worshipping places are in place and the worshipping is in order.
Each worship site is safe and orderly
Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau News Office announced yesterday afternoon: In order to ensure the safety and orderly of the main worship places and social situation in the city on the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday, Guangzhou police deployed more than 12,000 police officers on the social front, of which more than 3,500 security forces were dispatched at various worship sites across the city, and during key periods, police helicopters were arranged to carry special police officers to conduct air patrols. As of 18:00 p.m., a total of more than 1.06 million people visited 73 worship sites in the city to visit graves. By the time of publication, the city's social situation and worship sites and surrounding public security and traffic order have been good.
Guangzhou police requested citizens to cooperate consciously, abide by relevant safety precautions, pay tribute to the public in a civilized manner, and travel safely.
Some citizens went out at around 3 a.m. to "dominate the position"
Yesterday morning, the Guangzhou crematorium was "full". The citizens who worshiped the sacrifice brought the sacrificial items and the whole family came here to worship their ancestors. Before 7 o'clock in the morning, there were almost no spaces in the worship platform in the crematorium. A citizen who worshiped in Area A of the Crematorium arrived at the crematorium before 4 o'clock in the morning to "stop the seat" in advance. The citizen said that if he didn't come earlier, he would not be able to grab a seat, let alone a better seat. Mr. Lin’s family arrived at 7 a.m., and the crematorium could no longer find an empty altar. "A step late, I have to wait for a few hours to wait for others to finish the worship."
also welcomed the citizens early to pay homage to the citizens. The security staff at the door told reporters that vehicles had already started driving in at around 4 a.m., and by 6 a.m., the parking spaces in the cemetery were "full". Ms. Chen, a citizen, went out at 8:30 in the morning and was already 10 o'clock when she arrived at Galaxy Cemetery. "It only takes one hour, but it takes an hour and a half today. When I arrive in Yanling, I get traffic jams to the 'turtle speed'. It is understood that this year's peak of worship started to appear at 7 a.m., and traffic flows slowly on the Yanling section of Guangshan Road and Yanling, and it has been delayed until 12 o'clock. Ms. Chen said, "Our family came by bus and got off early before the stop. Because of traffic jams on the road, the last section of the road is not as fast as walking." At Galaxy Cemetery, after Ms. Chen finished the procedures for collecting ashes, there was no free altar in the worship area, and there was also a "long queue". She was waiting for the altar in line and told reporters, "It is estimated that there will be seats until 11:30."
There are still not many families who choose to worship the spirit tablets
In recent years, Guangzhou has advocated smokeless worship, flower tablets ceremonies and spiritual tablets ceremonies. With the years of publicity, many citizens have begun to accept smokeless worship, but compared with the overall situation, there are still relatively few people who choose the worship method. At 10:30 in the morning yesterday, the reporter saw at Galaxy Cemetery that there were still a small number of spare locations in the smokeless worship area, and long queues were lined up in other areas. Many citizens would rather wait than go to the smokeless worship area. Ms. Liang, a citizen who was queuing in
, said, "Our family still thinks that it is necessary to light a fragrance to express their grief. My family has been used to it for so many years, so they still choose to wait in line." Mr. Zhu, who chose to celebrate flowers in smokeless areas, said that the family reunion on the Qingming Festival, mainly to report to the ancestors about the lives of their children and grandchildren. "For us, the family sits together and chats with our ancestors, and chats with our ancestors, and family chats are the core. And now the times have changed, and flower worship is also a good form." Therefore, Mr. Zhu's family chose the flower worship area.
In addition, reporters found in the worship areas of the crematorium in Guangzhou and Galaxy Cemetery that there were still very few citizens who chose spiritual tablets to worship. Miss Liu is one of the few who chooses spiritual tablets to worship, "because the custom in my hometown is that new tombs do not invite ashes, but spiritual tablets to worship." Ms. Liu told her mother about her recent situation in the spirit tablets. She said that she still hopes to choose a cemetery in her hometown in the future so that her mother can be buried in peace.
All walks of life in Guangzhou pay homage to the martyrs in Galaxy Cemetery. Scan the code to know the story of the martyrs
Yesterday morning, the launch ceremony of the series of activities "Remembering the revolutionary ancestors, cultivating the feelings of the country and the "Remembering the revolutionary martyrs and keeping the mission in mind" was held in front of the Changming Torch in Galaxy Cemetery Square. Nearly 300 people attended the ceremony, including responsible persons of some municipal organs, representatives of martyrs' relatives, model workers, student representatives, volunteer representatives, calligraphers and painters, and masses. After the
activity ceremony, under the guidance of the tour guide, the participants visited the special series of exhibitions and the Martyrs Memorial Hall of "Don't Forget the Original Intention and Keep the Mission in Mind". They also left messages on the website and WeChat platform of the Galaxy Martyrs Cemetery in Guangzhou by scanning the QR code on mobile phones and offered flowers to worship the heroes. It is reported that the extension is 1 month.
During the Qingming Festival, Galaxy Cemetery launched a series of online and offline worships of heroes. The Martyrs Memorial Hall is opened for free, volunteers are set up to explain teams, and young volunteers are organized to present flowers to the martyrs' tombs. It is advocated that while visiting the martyrs' memorial hall, special exhibitions, paying attention to the martyrs' tombs, presenting a flower, writing a message to commemorate the martyrs, and tying a "yellow ribbon" to express their admiration for the revolutionary martyrs. At the same time, citizens can also use their mobile phones to scan the exhibition area and the martyrs’ tomb QR code to learn about the martyrs’ stories. They can leave messages or order songs or offer flowers to worship the heroes on the cemetery website and WeChat platform. Through the "Internet+", we commemorate the revolutionary martyrs and remember the heroic deeds.
Information Times reporter Huang Yan Luo Yanghui Chen Yin
Part of the content comes from Guangzhou Daily
Editor: Slash-Bismarch
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