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CHINA: LAO TZE STATUE UNVEILED IN CENTRAL CHINA

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The world's biggest statue of Lao Tze, the father of the Taoist religion was unveiled this weekend in central China in a colourful ceremony attended by Chinese delegations from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

In a country where 50 years of atheist communist leadership has restricted religious practices, this is a sign that times are changing.

Taoism, China's oldest indigenous religion is today being embraced by the people and facing a revival

The unveiling of the religious statue was a colourful ceremony - a scarcely seen sight in China where religious worship has been effectively quashed for the last half century.

This Taoist grand priest who conducted this weekend's traditional rite of `kai guang', literally `opening the light', in the Maoshan temple in central China said it was the first time it had been witnessed by so many people.

The huge statue which measures 33 meters high and cost 840-thousand U-S dollars, is the world's tallest existing statue of the holy man.

Made out of copper, it was assembled on site and weighs more than 100 tonnes.

Lao Tze was a wise man who lived two thousand five hundred years ago whose doctrine was based on the observation of nature.

He also drew his teachings from his extensive travel throughout China's vast land.

Lao Tze reported his teachings in a book called the Tao-Zi-Jing which quickly became the `Bible' of the religion.

It stresses the fact that human beings should not harm nature but follow its example and try to fit harmoniously into it.

It also advocates the cult of the ancestors.

Taoism became officially a religion at the end of the East Han dynasty, one thousand eight hundred years ago.

Although increasingly popular Taoism relied heavily on local popular beliefs and superstition and was consequently described as the `peasants religion'.

Mainly practised by the Han Chinese majority, Taoism today has several (m) million followers and about 25-thousand priests and nuns.

There are more than one thousand five hundred temples, mainly in the eastern part of China.

Taoism and Confucianism - which is more of a moral ethic than a religion - are both indigenous to China and are often mixed together.

Both theories preach the cult of the ancestors and the respect of the elderly.

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The people are required to do good things to serve the society. Therefore, the Taoist theories fit the people's psychologies and serve the society by making contributions to the spiritual civilisation.
SUPERCAPTION: Yan Zihua, Vice director of the Taoist Association of Maoshan temple

China's communist leadership, officially atheist, claims to allow freedom of religion as required by the country's constitution and by various international covenants on human rights.

But many believers, Taoist or otherwise have been persecuted for practising their religion and for many years temples stayed empty out of fear.

During the Mao Tse Tung era, especially during the Cultural revolution many temples and relics were destroyed.

People were only allowed to pray in government approved temples.

Taoism was regarded by the Communist government as a `dangerous, feudal and superstitious' threat to public stability.

The practice of burying the dead was regarded as a waste of land which could be used for crops.

But today, with China's growing openness and economic reforms, religious worship, and especially Taoism, is making a comeback.

Crowds are again appearing at temples and children are being taught how to pray and worship their ancestor's gods.

Because Taoism was restricted for many years by the communist government on the mainland, it has kept a very pure form.



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Day 1: 00:00 Intro
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00:50 Trip log begins
Day 2: 01:18
Qingyuan Mountains Scenic Area (01:27), ginger duck lunch (02:06),
cashless transactions (02:19), West lake Park(02:30),
sugarcane peeling/ juicing contraption (02:39), Kaiyuan Monastery (02:44), West Street (03:17)
Day 3: 03:40 - Quanzhou Railway Station → Wu Yi Shan
lunch (03:49), Wu Yi Shan park (03:54), Yi Xian Tian attraction (03:59),
local market and dinner (04:13),
Impressions Da Hong Pao musical about tea, directed by Zhang Yi Mou (04:22),
Day 4: 05:27, bamboo raft tour of Wu Yi Shan (05:36)
hotel lunch (07:27), TianYou Peak (07:32),
Yun Wo- attraction with Chinese writing carved on rock (07:58),
Day 5: 08:23 - train ride back to Quanzhou
Day 6: 08:37 - freaky pumpkins
Quanzhou skyline from my window (08:43), Local Fish Cafe (05:55)
Day 7: 09:11 - Wu Dian Shi historical replica town, Jinjiang
vintage Southern Chinese/ Fujianese house replicas (10:19),
Fujian/ Minnan style lunch at a vintage themed restaurant (10:32),
regular Chinese food seafood dinner (10:58),
Day 8: 11:05 - more Quanzhou City sights
Confucius Temple (11:08), park with a lake (11:39),
street scenes, weekend flea market (11:40), traditional tea house (11:56),
more street scenes (12:08), Qingjing Mosque (Masjid al-Ashab) (12:11),
etymology of Quanzhou's old nickname Zayton (12:26),
mosque dumpling makers (13:04), another sugarcane peeler gadget (13:21),
Mind Museum (13:43), Yuanhe 1916 (13:51), hypebeast cat (14:02),
Quanzhou City Hall (14:07), seafood dinner (14:10), night stills (14:16)
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海外交通史博物館 Quanzhou Maritime Museum - 福建,泉州 Quanzhou,Fujian

中國福建之旅2014.11.09第246集 福建省泉州海外交通史博物館是中國唯一以海外交通史為專題的博物館.1959年創建,新館於1991年建成.它的外型像一艘揚帆起航的大海船,內設有“泉州海外交通史陳列館”,“泉州宗教石刻館”,“泉州民俗文化陳列館”和“中國古代船模館”等四個展館.

Guangzhou (Canton) CityGodTemple

The first part of this video shows Daoist priests performing a ritual for a family. The mother has presumably paid a significant fee to ask for divine assistance with regard to her three children’s educational success. This may be a general request, though it is likely that one or more of her children is currently preparing to take a high school or university entrance exam. The first deity that they worshiped was Wen Chang Wang 文昌王, the God of Culture and Literature, who we “met” above at the Daoist Temple in Hong Kong, where he was likewise worshiped for educational success. Next, they moved on to the City God (the main deity of the temple), which in this case is Liu Yan 劉巖, who was the founder of the Southern Han (Nan Han 南漢) kingdom, which sprang up in the half century between the end of the Tang and the beginning of the Song (907-960 CE). The other deities that were worshiped are Yang Jisheng (a Ming Dynasty official who was martyred for his adherence to Confucian moral values) and Hai Rui (a Ming official who would have been martyred for the same reason had the emperor in question not died before the sentence was carried out). Hai Rui is particularly significant because of a Peking Opera called “Hai Rui Dismissed from Office,” which was written by Wu Han in 1961:

Wu’s play was interpreted by the Gang of Four member Yao Wenyuan as an allegorical work, in which the honest moral official Hai Rui representing the disgraced communist marshal Peng Dehuai, who was purged by Mao after criticizing the Great Leap Forward. According to Yao, the corrupt emperor in Wu’s play represented Mao Zedong. The November 10, 1965, an article in a prominent Shanghai newspaper, “A Criticism of the Historical Drama ‘Hai Rui Dismissed From Office’“ (评新编历史剧《海瑞罢官》), written by Yao, began a propaganda campaign that eventually led to the Cultural Revolution. During the Cultural Revolution, the tomb of Hai Rui was destroyed, Hai Rui’s body dug up and incinerated by Red Guards (the tomb has since been rebuilt). Yao’s campaign led to the persecution and death of Wu Han, as well as others involved in related works, such as Zhou Xinfang for his opera Hai Rui Submits His Memorial (海瑞上疏). (wikipedia.org)

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Returning to the temple itself, there are three other significant deities in the video. The first (based on the order in which they appear) is Yue Lao Xingjun 月老星君 (a.k.a. Yue Xia Laoren 月下老人, the “Old Man Beneath the Moon”), who is a kind of Chinese cupid that appears at night and “unites with a silken cord all predestined couples, after which nothing can prevent their union” (wikipedia.org). The second is Cai Bo Xingjun (財帛星君), the God of Wealth, who holds a golden scepter and is especially worshiped during Chinese New Year in the hope of securing prosperity for the coming year (wikipedia.org). Finally, the deity holding the male child is Songzi Zhangxian (送子張仙), literally “Immortal Zhang Who Sends Sons.” According to legend, he protected his children by shooting a fierce Heavenly Dog and is therefore associated with the protection of children, though as his name suggests he is also the deity that one prays to for the birth of a son (wikivisually.com).
Also shown in the video are two large murals, which depict the gods in charge of 28 stars and 24 sectors as well as the Dragon Kings of the Four Oceans, the King of the Land, and the Three Stars (San Xing三星) of Prosperity, Wealth/Status, and Longevity (Fu Lu Shou福祿壽). The scrolls were produced by two famous painters and 30 students over a period of six months.

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Prior to the Cultural Revolution, Mao performed a type of traditional Chinese ceremonial music called shifan gu (十番鼓).

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BEAUTÉ DES 132 PLUS GRANDES ET DES PLUS HAUTES STATUES DU MONDE - Ep 5/9

Aussi colossales que majestueuses, voici les 132 plus grandes et plus hautes statues du monde en une série de 9 vidéos.

Le classement est dans l'ordre croissant de la hauteur de la statue seule du moment que la taille est connue sans le socle. La hauteur avec le piédestal compris est aussi mise dans la description, ce qui peut parfois doubler la hauteur du monument comme dans le cas de la statue de la Liberté de New-york.

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Statues de cet épisode:
72. Statue de Laozi dans les montagnes de Laojunshan (Luoyang, Chine)
Hauteur de la statue seule: 38m

71. Bouddha (Aluthgama, Sri Lanka)
Hauteur de la statue seule: 38m
Hauteur totale avec le piédestal: 48m

70. La statue de Zheng Chenggong (ou Koxinga) (Quanzhou, Chine)
Hauteur de la statue: 38m
Longueur: 42m
Il s'agit d'une statue équestre

69. Le bouddha de la montagne Nanshan (Longkou, Chine)
Hauteur de la statue: 38,60m

68. Le bouddha de Hongguang Shan (Urumqi, Chine)
Hauteur de la statue: 38,80m
Hauteur totale avec le piédestal: 44,50m

67. Le Bouddha du temple Phothikyan Phut Thak Tham (Pasir Puteh, Malaisie)
Hauteur de la statue: 39m

66. Statue de Thiruvalluvar (Kânyâkumârî, Inde)
Hauteur totale avec le piédestal: 40m
Thiruvalluvar était un philosophe tamoul

65. Buste d'Ataturk (Izmir, Turquie)
Hauteur du buste: 40m

64. Monument de José María Morelos (Isla Janitzio, Mexique)
Hauteur de la statue: 40m

63. Bouddha du monastère Fo Guang Shan (Kaohsiung, Chine)
Hauteur de la statue: 40m

62. Statue de Shinran Shonin (Niigata, Japon)
Hauteur de la statue: 40m

61. Statue du roi Decebal, taillée dans la roche (Orsova, Roumanie)
Hauteur de la statue: 40m

60. Statue de Guanyin (Lianhuashan, Chine)
Hauteur de la statue: 40,80m

59. Statue de Hanuman ou de son nom complet Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami (Andhra Pradesh, Inde)
Hauteur de la statue: 41m

58. Statue de Bouddha (Mathugama, Sri Lanka)
Hauteur de la statue: 41m

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