Learn from Confucius' hometown and realize the true meaning of life

The great Confucius, whose thoughts and The Analects of Confucius condensed the essence of China culture and influenced the Chinese nation and even the world for two thousand years. The Confucius Travel Festival, which opens every year, will gather students at home and abroad in Qufu, Confucius' hometown, to solve doubts and learn the true meaning of life.

"Learning while having fun", "It's a pleasure to have friends from afar", and the tender voice reveals piety. On the 5th, under the wall of Wan Ren Palace, the ancient and majestic "holy city" of Qufu Ming, in the elegant atmosphere of Xingtan ritual dance performance, more than 400 people from home and abroad, including teachers, students and tourism teams from Malaysia, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Shandong, attended the opening ceremony. A classic exposition teaches people how to be a man and how to do things. Teenagers at home and abroad who have passed the rite of passage have begun the journey of "going into Pan Pan" to pay homage to the sage Confucius.

"Entering Pan" is a ceremony for China to learn from his teachers in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius attended classes in Pan Hu, the official school of Lu in the east of Qufu. Led by actors dressed as students in the Spring and Autumn Period in China, teenagers crossed the open city gate, entered the Golden Sound and Jade Vibration memorial archway along the Shinto leading to the Confucius Temple, crossed the "dish water" flowing from the ancient "dish temple", entered the Lingxingmen, and marched solemnly in the Millennium pine and cypress corridor.

"Great Middle Gate" and "Red East Gate" ... The holy gate in the Confucius Temple seems to condense the essence of Confucianism and culture and interpret Confucius' theory and proposition: not biased towards "middle" but not "mediocre"; "Benevolent people love others", and stone is the place of "Tao".

The theme of this year's study tour festival is "Happy Growth in Qufu", including "Happy Growth in Qufu". It is one of the biggest highlights of this year's Reading Festival to hold the award ceremony of Confucius Cup Global Youth Chinese Composition Competition for the first time.

Chen Junhong, from Sande Middle School, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, insisted on delivering his acceptance speech in Chinese, although he was not fluent in Chinese: "I am very glad to be in Confucius' hometown and get a close look at Confucian culture. In this China composition contest, I won the second prize, which further stimulated my enthusiasm for learning China traditional culture. I will cherish this rare opportunity, listen attentively, study attentively, and let the wisdom of sages cleanse my mind. "

Teenagers at home and abroad who participated in the study and tourism festival here went to the Confucius Tomb to pay homage to their teachers. A column of incense, a bunch of flowers, to express respect for the sages; One prayer after another and one bow after another left a deep memory for Confucius.

According to Mei Hua, an official of Qufu Propaganda Department, the study tour in Qufu, Shandong Province, Confucius' hometown, first started in the late 1980s, and mainly hosted domestic and foreign study tours. The learning method is a combination of teaching, visiting and practice. The contents of study include the life of Confucius and his philosophical thoughts, the history of China, calligraphy, martial arts, folk customs, Chinese medicine and cooking. Upon graduation, a commemorative certificate will be issued in front of Confucius' tomb. This activity has strong traditional cultural characteristics of China.