The Historical Volution,Inheritance And Developmen Of Ancient Temple Fair In Xun County Henan Province

Temple fair is one of the most representative forms of Chinese folk culture.It originated from the "social offering" and "wax offering" in ancient times.With the development of religious activities,temple fair has gradually developed into an assembly integrating offering sacrifices to gods,trading goods and entertainment.It reflects people's life and social reality to a certain extent.Originating from early religious activities,the ancient temple fair in Xun County has a history of more than 400 years since its prosperity in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It is a typical local cultural event.By the subjective reason which bases the main activities of the temple fair in mountain,floating high mountain temple and nearby areas,so also known as "Xun County Mountain Fair ".Xun County purpose of this article through to the origin and formation of the ancient temple fair,a space place of Xun County ancient temple fair and ceremony performance,revealing the interactive relationship of temple fair and folk belief and the historical evolvement of the temple fair in the period of social transformation,to explore the context of contemporary Xun County temple the plight of the club and its heritage protection and innovation development countermeasures in the future.It can be seen from the historical evolution of the ancient temple fair in Xun County that the origin and formation of the temple fair are closely related to the local belief.With the changes of The Times,the temples,beliefs,rituals and participants in temple fairs have all changed.The religious functions of temples have gradually weakened,and the economic and social functions have become more prominent.The belief of the local people changed from the original belief of water god to the religious belief,and formed a belief system combining Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism.The sacrificial ceremony in the temple fair was originally a religious sacrificial activity held by the masses to sacrifice to the gods and beg for a long life.Now it has gradually evolved into a regional folk performance.In terms of participation subjects,worshippers once played a leading role in temple fairs.Now,government department,tourists and other closely related economic and political roles are more prominent,presenting a development trend from single dominance to multiple co-rationality.As a place and space for religious activities and offering sacrifices to gods,the ancient temple fair in Xun County can console the spirit of the people in sacred worship ceremonies,provide a platform and space for local material exchange and interpersonal communication,and meet the material and spiritual needs of the people.As a result,it has been passed down for thousands of years.However,with the transformation of society,the folk foundation for the survival of ancient temple fairs in Xun County has been gradually destroyed,and its inheritance and development are also faced with many difficulties,such as the limitation of space,decreased enthusiasm of public participation,marginalization of traditional temple fair culture,excessive involvement of government departments in temple fair activities and so on.In the future development of the ancient temple fair in Xun County,the government should pay more attention to improve the infrastructure of the temple fair,Projects to rescue and protect endangered traditional cultures,enhance the cultural consciousness of folk,maintain appropriate intervention,fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the broad masses of people,and through the introduction of digital technology,to the heritage protection and innovation development of temple fair to provide effective security and strong support.