The event encouraged filial piety and love for elders, appreciation of the beauty of hundreds of fans, listening to heavenly music, and learning about health preservation.
On the afternoon of October 11th, coinciding with the Double Ninth Festival, volunteer representatives from Beijing and dozens of Beijing citizens entered the Zhizhu Temple, a historical site with six hundred years of history, to jointly participate in the first "Harmony, Kindness, and Beautiful Home" public welfare event advocating filial piety and love for elders. This event was initiated by the China Fan Art Society and co-organized by the charitable enterprise Dongjingyuan.
Zhang Sirong, Vice President of the China Fan Art Society, reading the proposal. Photo by Li Xia
Liu Bin, President of the China Fan Art Society, speaking. Photo by Li Xia
In order to actively respond to the important instructions of President Xi Jinping on enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the elderly and enhancing their happiness, and to promote the fine traditional Chinese virtue of respecting and loving the elderly, the China Fan Art Society has responded to the call of the times, promoted the traditional Chinese virtues of respecting and loving the elderly, and responded to the relevant arrangements of the Party Central Committee and Beijing Municipality, launching the first "Harmony, Kindness, and Beautiful Home" public welfare event advocating filial piety and love for elders. The goal is to promote a culture of "kindness" through fan culture, promote filial piety culture, promote intergenerational harmony, and jointly build a better society. It's a fantastic initiative!
Liu Bin, President of the China Fan Art Society, presents the initiative for filial piety and love for elders to volunteers. Photo by Li Xia
At the event, Liu Bin, President of the China Fan Art Society, released and read out the "Initiative for Filial Piety and Love for Elders by the China Fan Art Society" to the whole society, proposing five major initiatives: "Accompany the elderly often with filial piety, be more considerate to the elderly with respect, pass on respect for the elderly, pay close attention to love for the elderly, and help the elderly often." Volunteers from the New Media Volunteer Service Team, a first-level volunteer service team of the Beijing Volunteer Service Federation, responded to the call of the initiative and launched a volunteer activity to care for the elderly around them on the "Volunteer Beijing" platform.
Folklore expert and painter Yang Xin sharing the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. Photo by Li Xia
Tao Guangzheng sharing traditional Chinese medicine knowledge. Photo by Li Xia
Folklore expert Yang Xin and traditional Chinese medicine health expert Tao Guangzheng explained the origins of the Double Ninth Festival and traditional Chinese medicine health knowledge that elderly friends often pay attention to for the audience.
Guzheng performing artist Li Xuemei performing the guzheng piece "High Mountain and Flowing Water" at the event. Photo by Li Xia
Performing artist Li Xuemei performed two classic pieces of guzheng solo, "High Mountain and Flowing Water" and "Evening Song of the Fishing Boat."
The Hepingli Street Chorus performing the male chorus "The Tianshan Herdsmen Sing." Photo by Li Xia
The Beijing Heping Voice Art Troupe brought the tenor chorus "The Tianshan Herdsmen Sing" and "Beyond the Horizon." The audience expressed that such activities are both thoughtful and warm, which is what the elderly truly need.
Famous calligrapher and former President of the China Fan Art Society, Cui Chengshun, and Vice President Zhang Sirong presenting inscriptions. Photo by Li Xia
During the event, the famous calligrapher and former President of the China Fan Art Society, Cui Chengshun, and Vice President Zhang Sirong presented the inscription "Harmony, Kindness, and Beautiful Home" to the representative of the charitable enterprise Dongjingyuan.
Li Zhongshui, President of the China Association for the Promotion of the Cause of Honoring Martyrs, said that Beijing, as an important pioneer in the national aging work, has always implemented President Xi Jinping's instructions on aging work. Government agencies, social organizations, and enterprises have taken the lead in actively implementing the Party Central Committee's policies on building a silver-age friendly society. Filial piety is the first of all virtues, and harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all undertakings. He also took this opportunity to call on all sectors of society to pay close attention to the multi-level needs of the elderly and advocate the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elderly. Leaders and representatives from the China Aging Development Foundation, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Veteran Cadres, and the China Association for the Promotion of the Cause of Honoring Martyrs also came to the event to observe and congratulate.
Group photo of leaders and guests after the launching ceremony. Photo by Li Xia
The China Fan Art Society was originally nominated by Madam Soong Ching Ling in 1978 as the "China Fan Painting and Calligraphy Art Appreciation Association." Later, with the recommendation of leaders such as Xi Zhongxun and Wan Li, it was initiated by Mr. Zhang Boju in October 1981 and established as a national first-level social organization. The China Fan Art Society takes fan culture as its carrier, and carries out exploration, research, organization, and publicity through various channels and forms, in order to promote the excellent national traditional culture of our country and contribute to the construction of our country's two civilizations.
Zhizhu Temple was first built in the twenty-first year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1756). Zhizhu Temple (Songzhu Temple, Fayuan Temple) once served as the royal printing site and the residence of living Buddhas, and is also an important sacred site of Tibetan Buddhism. In 2007, Belgian Arnaud Baudry led a team to renovate it. On October 7, 2019, Zhizhu Temple was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Today, it has become a famous art and cultural landmark in Beijing—Temple Dongjingyuan. This event was held in the main hall of Dongjingyuan.
