On the morning of October 31, the 21st China Lanxi Wong Tai Sin Cultural Festival, with the theme of “Promoting Wong Tai Sin Culture and Developing the Cultural Tourism of Lanxi,” and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Wong Tai Sin Temple were held. Thousands of followers of Wong Tai Sin participated in the event.

Wong Tai Sin, whose birth name is Huang Chuping, was born in the village of Huangpen, Yunshan Subdistrict, and came to be revered as a Taoist deity. His core beliefs of “giving response to every prayer, benefiting society, and preaching goodness” have been passed on for thousands of years. Wong Tai Sin devotion has gradually become a profound and far-reaching culture that spreads to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and beyond. 

As the hometown of Wong Tai Sin, Lanxi still preserves the Er Xian Well, the Stone Gate, Wong Tai Sin Temple, and other relics, attracting a large number of believers and tourists from home and abroad every year to make pilgrimages. In 2008, the stories of Wong Tai Sin was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

During the activity, the Fellowship of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism donated a set of books titled Oriental Taoism to the Wong Tai Sin Temple; the inauguration ceremony of the new temple gate and an offering ceremony were held; and the medical community of the Chinese Medicine Hospital launched a free clinic. Meanwhile, the documentary Exploring the Mysteries of Wong Tai Sin also premiered in Lanxi. (Translated by Wei Han, edited by Kendra Fiddler)

      千名信众齐聚大仙故里你、第21届中国·兰溪黄大仙文化节开幕

       10月31日上午，以“弘扬大仙文化 助推文旅兴兰”为主题的第21届中国·兰溪黄大仙文化节暨黄大仙宫建宫25周年活动举行，来自全国各地的近千名黄大仙信众参加了活动。

　　黄大仙原名黄初平，生于云山街道黄湓村，其“有求必应、惠济劝善”的核心信仰千百年来传承不断，并逐渐形成了一种博大精深、影响深远的文化，远播港台及东南亚等地。

作为大仙故里，兰溪至今仍保存着二仙井、石门槛、黄大仙宫等大仙遗迹，每年吸引大批海内外信众、游客前来朝圣，“黄大仙传说”于2008年列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录。

活动现场，儒释道功德同修会向黄大仙宫捐赠了一套《东方道藏》；举行了新建宫门落成仪式，以及献供祭祀仪式；中医院医共体开展了大型义诊活动。活动期间，《黄大仙仙迹探秘》纪录片在兰溪首映。