Memorial held for legendary ancestor

By MA ZHENHUAN in Jinyun, Zhejiang | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-10-15 09:12
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A grand ceremony paying tribute to Huangdi, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation, is held at the Xiandu Scenic Spot in Jinyun, Zhejiang province, on Oct 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

During the ceremony, drums were played 34 times and bells were rung 15 times, representing 1.5 billion Chinese from 34 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and special administrative regions in China and overseas Chinese.

The memorial ceremony for Huangdi in Jinyun dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), and the event was included in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.

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