Victoria Park｜2024 International Jigong Cultural Festival: Variety of fun, learning and healing

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The 2024 International Jigong Cultural Festival returns to Victoria Park and will be open to the public from the 16th to the 17th. The cultural festival is rich in content, including a lively and colorful carnival, interesting parent-child learning activities, large-scale scenic installation check-in points, and Jigong The plague exorcism festival tour, etc. are all exciting and free of charge.

The content of the cultural festival activities was designed to reflect Jigong's open-minded and unconventional image. He wore a torn hat, a broken fan, torn shoes and an old robe. He looked crazy and had a bold personality. In fact, he was a knowledgeable and compassionate eminent monk. His precepts were full of life philosophy. , is a model for modern people to learn from. Jigong cares about people and fights for injustice, and is very popular among the general public. There are many novels and film and television programs based on Jigong. The Legend of Jigong was listed among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects in 2006, full of Chinese culture. The footprints of Jigong’s faith and customs in Hong Kong also have a history of about a hundred years, and they are not unrelated to Hong Kong society.

The organizers of the 2024 International Jigong Cultural Festival include Dongjing Buddhist Association, Dongjing Lindong Charity Foundation, and International Jigong Cultural Association. Meiyan, president of the Dongjing Buddhist Association, said that the content of this year’s Jigong Cultural Festival is both playful and profound. She hopes that visitors can learn about Jigong’s positive outlook on life and live a better life. In addition to the unique games at the booths, the organizers skillfully designed a number of activities to allow participants to experience Chinese culture and Jigong culture. For example, a variety of unique imitation Song Dynasty Chinese clothes from the Jigong era were placed on site, as well as Guinness tickets. Jigong costumes approved by the organization are available for interested parties to wear and take photos on site, and a number of unique giant installations are placed on site, which can be used as check-in points.

Other activities, such as "Zhuji", allow people to understand Jigong's hadiths that are rich in life philosophy through the game. These precepts are applicable to today and are thought-provoking. The free painless massage and stress relief service allows people to experience Jigong’s helpful spirit.

Source: PR