Temple Fair (Beishan Temple Fair)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Temple Fair (Beishan Temple Fair)

Applicant: Jilin City, Jilin Province

Item No.: 991

Project No.: Ⅹ - 84

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Jilin Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Jilin City, Jilin Province

Protection unit: Jilin Art Research Institute (Jilin Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Research Center)

Temple Fair (Beishan Temple Fair)

Applicant: Jilin City, Jilin Province

Beishan temple fair is a cultural space with a long tradition of folk activities held in Beishan, Jilin City, Jilin Province.

Located in the northwest of Jilin City, Beishan is a famous urban forest park. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Guandi temple was built on the top of the mountain. After that, there were Yaowang Temple (formerly known as Sanhuang Temple), Yuhuang Pavilion, etc., forming a temple group, which is known as "Qianshan temple in Northeast China, Jilin temple fair is better than Qianshan". Since the Qing Dynasty, temple centered folk gatherings of various fixed festivals have been formed.

Every year after April of the lunar calendar, there are many temple fairs, such as Buddha's birthday on the eighth day of April, goddess's temple fair on the eighteenth day of April, Yaowang temple fair on the 28th day of April and Guandi temple fair on the 13th day of May. During the temple fair, faithful men and women worship devoutly, vendors hawk and folk performances are very lively.

The temple fair in Beishan is characterized by the combination of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and the integration of Manchu, Han, Korean, Mongolian and Hui customs.

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