Yan Di Shennong was born in Lieshan, Suizhou, Hubei Province, and was the founder of farming civilization in China. His people-oriented spirit of perseverance, cutting through thorns, pioneering and innovating, and seeking for the well-being of the people has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years and has become the core values of China people. His dedication and development ignited the first fire of China's 5,000-year civilization.
Chen Changzhi, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), Chen Yunlin, President of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, Luo Qingquan, Secretary of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Governor Song and President of New Alliance Association attended the ceremony.
During the festival, Suizhou and Suixian are full of flowers and people. Simple and persistent Suizhou people welcome their relatives home to worship their ancestors with colorful flags, flowers, slogans, smiling faces and gongs and drums. Ancestor Square was crowded with people and flags were flying. At 8: 46 am, the ancestor worship ceremony began. During the invitation, the memorial, classics, hundreds of surnames and VIP phalanx entered the square in turn along the central axis. The phalanx of ancient books aims to speak with historical records: Suizhou is the undisputed hometown of Shennong in Yan Di. The phalanx of hundreds of surnames begins with the banner of "Jiang", followed by the five surnames of Lieshan, which means that the Chinese nation inherits the blood of Chinese descendants and their descendants thrive. These two phalanxes are specially designed for ancestor worship ceremony.
Tian Chengzhong, Vice Governor of Hubei Provincial People's Government, presided over the opening ceremony and paid homage to Emperor Shennong of Yan Di.
Mr. Li, member of the Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor, delivered a speech. First of all, he extended a warm welcome to leaders and friends from all walks of life on behalf of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, the provincial government and the 60 million people in the province. He said that Shennong, Yan Di, was the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation. Hubei is the birthplace and main activity area of Shennong in Yan Di. Today, Chinese people at home and abroad gather in the Holy Land of Lieshan to pay homage to Yan Di Shennong, the ancestor of Chinese humanities, to express the infinite nostalgia and admiration of Chinese people all over the world, to express their good wishes and strong responsibilities to inherit the spirit of Yan Di Shennong and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and to express their harmonious concept and patriotic pride of praying for the prosperity of the country and the happiness of all people. We believe that as long as the descendants of the Chinese people do not forget their ancestors, uphold their aspirations, unite their emotions and face the future, they will certainly be able to create glory and glory worthy of their ancestors and the times.
Chen Yunlin, president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, and Luo Qingquan, secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, unveiled the statue of Shennong the Great in Yan Di. Suddenly, the salute rang, people cheered and colorful smoke rose around the elephant.
The elephant stands on the seventh peak of Jiulie Mountain at an altitude of113m, facing the Shennong Hall in Yan Di in the distance: "He" holds the ear of wheat in his hand, looking far away, solemn and dignified. This statue is the highest stone statue of Emperor Yan Shennong in the world at present. It is based on the portrait of Yan Shennong, which was bought by the American Chinese Duke of Zhou Wang Deqiao from the Huagang Museum. It is 95 feet high (about 3 1.67 meters), which means the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The base is 56 feet long (about 18.67 meters), which symbolizes 56 ethnic groups in China. The height of the base is 42.6 feet, which means April 26th of the lunar calendar, the birthday of Emperor Yan Di Shennong.
Chen Changzhi, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), announced the opening of the 20 10 Root-seeking Festival in Yan Di, the hometown of Chinese in the world, and Gengyinnian paid homage to Shennong, Yan Di! The audience heard the theme song "Yan Da Ge". Subsequently, Zhong, the "Goddess of the Flame", Li, the Olympic champion, Sun Donglin, the "Xinyi Brothers", Xu De, the national model worker, and the chairman of the Taiwan-Singapore Alliance passed in turn to light the main torch.
Under the solemn music, Chen Changzhi, Chen Yunlin and Zhao Yang, deputy directors of the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Yang, first vice president of China Yanhuang Culture Research Association and executive vice president of China Machinery Industry Federation, Luo Qingquan, Song, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, and Wang Xiangxi and Liu Xiaoming, secretary of Suizhou Municipal Party Committee, presented flower baskets to Shennong, Yan Di in four batches. Compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, representatives of overseas Chinese, celebrities from all walks of life, experts, scholars and entrepreneurs presented high incense in turn. The fragrance expresses China people's deep respect for their ancestors and their feelings of home and country.
Li Hongzhong, Governor of Hubei Provincial People's Government, read Ode to Emperor Yan. In the form of traditional parallel prose, ode eulogizes the great achievements of Emperor Yan deeply, recalling the brilliant achievements made by the children of Jingchu in inheriting the spirit of Shennong, implementing Scientific Outlook on Development, overcoming the international financial storm with one heart, and praying for China's "cooperation and peace with the world". After reading it carefully, all the staff bowed three times and worshipped their ancestors.
Subsequently, the ceremony entered the performance session. The first program is the Classic of Materia Medica, a large-scale original poem and painting praising Yan Di Shennong's pioneering Chinese medicine civilization. Chen Duo, a famous host of CCTV, vividly recited, vividly set the stage and performed brilliantly by dancers, which brought the audience into the wild era of lacking medical care and medicine in ancient times, and also entered a beautiful artistic realm. After Taiwanese singers sang the song "Heart of Attitude", the original ecological music "Reggie Harmony" jointly performed by China "Drum King" Zhang, China Jingu Troupe and a certain airborne unit pushed the atmosphere to a climax. This program is the first time in the history of world music that ordinary agricultural tools such as shovels and forks are used as musical instruments on a large scale, and Lei Lei, chimes, Shennongjia Banggu and China Jingu are put on the same stage. Original percussion, simple and heavy chime performance, rough and unrestrained drum performance and festive drum percussion are organically integrated, and the perfect collision between vulgarity and elegance brings an indescribable and wonderful audio-visual experience to the audience. The performance ended with the famous young singer Huang Ying eulogizing Suizhou's original song "Dreams Follow Your Heart".
Provincial leaders Li Chunming, Zhang Tong, Qiu Xiaole and Chen Baihuai, president of Yanhuang Culture Research Association Ding Fengying, relevant leaders Dong Wenjiu, Zhou Jiguang, Zhao Beichen, Ma Qingming and Hongyun Li, representatives of overseas Chinese from more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States and Canada, representatives of the Lieshan Clan Association, well-known entrepreneurs and other social celebrities attended the opening ceremony and ancestor worship ceremony.
Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, Henan Provincial People's Government, Hunan Provincial People's Government, China Musicians' Association, Hubei World Chinese Association, delegation of retired generals from Taiwan Province Province and representatives of local Yanhuang Culture Research Association attended the opening ceremony and ancestor worship ceremony.
The Root-seeking Festival is sponsored by China Yanhuang Culture Research Association and Hubei Provincial People's Government, and undertaken by Suizhou Municipal People's Government. The theme of the ceremony is "China is of the same origin, and the world cooperates".