Ancestor worshipping ceremony held

时间：2007-04-20 06:12:15

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Chinanews, Zhenzhou, Apr. 19 – An ancestor worshipping ceremony was kicked off on Thursday when Chinese nationals gathered to pay respects to the ancestor Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) in Henan, the ancestor’s hometown province.

 

The ceremony, held at the Xingshi Square in Xinzheng city, was organized by the Henan Provincial1 Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC), Zhenzhou municipal government, and Xinzheng city government.

 

Participating in the ceremony were vice2 chairman of the Standing3 Committee of the National People's Congress Xu Jialu; vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Zhang Siqing; Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee Xu Guangchun; Henan governor Li Chengyu; Chinese Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien4 Chan; and 20,000 Chinese people from around the world.

 

The theme for this year’s worshipping ceremony is getting together to pay respects to our ancestor and achieving harmony. The ceremony consisted of nine steps: observing silence, firing guns, lighting5 incense6 sticks, paying a courtesy to the ancestor, reading eulogies7, lighting sacred fire, singing odes, dancing performance, and harmony between heaven, earth and human beings.

 

At 9：50 in the morning，Wang Wenchao, a member of the Standing Committee of Henan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Zhengzhou City Party Committee, declared the ceremony open, when a 21-gun salute8 was fired to mark the occasion.

 

Huangdi, or Xuanyuan Huangdi, has been considered as the creator of the Chinese civilization and ancestor of the Chinese nation. A large number of historical accounts and unearthed9 relics10 demonstrate that he was born in Xinzheng city and established his empire there. Five thousand years ago, he led his people to live a prosperous life. Later, he united his kingdom with Yandi and set Xinzheng as the capital of the empire. He and his people created the Chinese characters. He taught his civilians11 how to weave clothes, make boats and the compass. He made the Chinese lunar calendar and wrote the book, Neijing, a book about the traditional Chinese medicine. All these laid a foundation for the prosperity of the Chinese civilization. Through the centuries since he was born on the third of March, descendents have held commemorative activities every year on this day to mark his contributions to China.

 
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1 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
4 lien 91lxQ     
n.扣押权，留置权
参考例句：
  • A lien is a type of security over property.留置是一种财产担保。
  • The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。
5 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
参考例句：
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
6 incense dcLzU     
v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气
参考例句：
  • This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
  • In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。
7 eulogies 7ba3958e5e74512a6b4d38a226071b8b     
n.颂词，颂文( eulogy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Her latest film has brought eulogies from the critics. 她最近的这部电影获得影评界的好评。 来自互联网
8 salute rYzx4     
vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮
参考例句：
  • Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
  • The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
9 unearthed e4d49b43cc52eefcadbac6d2e94bb832     
出土的（考古）
参考例句：
  • Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
10 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
11 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

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