China News Service, Xinxiang, Henan, September 16 Title: When the Bigan Temple of the Lin Ancestral Ancestral Hall was restarted: The Lin Clan raised more than one million yuan for repairs at home and abroad
Written by Kan Li, Li Chaoqing, Wang Dengfeng
"Suffering is only temporary." "The cold is coming, and spring is just around the corner!" In recent days, Lin Zunwen has continuously sent encouraging messages to reporters from China News Agency, expressing the hope that Henan people who have experienced the double test of floods and epidemics will maintain confidence.
On September 9, people went to the Bigan Temple. China News Service reporter Kan Li photographed
Lim Chun Man is a Malaysian Chinese and the Secretary General of the World Lin Clan Association. In late July this year, many parts of Henan were hit by exceptionally heavy rainstorms, and the Bigan Temple, the ancestral ancestral shrine of lin surnamed Lin in Weihui City, a hard-hit area, was also flooded and damaged to varying degrees.
"Weihui Bigan Temple, the root of the Lin clan in the world". According to public information, the Bigan Temple is the burial place of the Yin Shang royal family and the ancestor of the Lin surname, Bi Gan, and the birthplace of Lin Jian, the ancestor of the Lin surname.
Aerial photo of the Bikan Temple on September 9. (Drone photo) China News Agency reporter Li Chaoqing photo
As the ancestral root of the Lin clan, the Bigan Temple is a holy place for the descendants of the Lin clan at home and abroad to haunt their dreams and worship. In particular, the Anniversary Ceremony of the Birth of Bigan, held here every year on the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, will attract tens of thousands of descendants of Bigan at home and abroad and children of the Lin clan to come to visit the ancestors and inherit the family style.
The disaster at the Bigan Temple touched the hearts of Lin Zunwen and other descendants of the Lin clan at home and abroad. The World Lin Clan Association sent a letter to the global Lim clan to launch a fundraising campaign, and the Lim clan relatives in Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and other countries, as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions of China, responded one after another, raising more than one million yuan to help the bikan temple repair.
On September 9, the person in charge of the Bigan Temple Scenic Area introduced the damage to the mountain gate. China News Service reporter Kan Li photographed
So, what is the damage to the Bikan Temple and the progress of reconstruction after the disaster, which has attracted the attention of the descendants of the Lin clan at home and abroad? A reporter from the China News Service recently rushed to the Bigan Temple to find out.
Known as the "first temple in the world", The Bigan Temple is located in the north of big road in Weihui City. More than a month later, the city's main road named after Bigan is still faintly visible, and there is still water in the low-lying areas of the roadside, and the section of the road that was washed away by the flood has entered the construction state.
Aerial photograph of a sculpture of Bigan in the Bigan Temple on September 9. Photo by Li Chaoqing, a reporter of China News Service
Entering the Bigan Temple, visitors in pairs of threes and threes either take pictures or study the inscriptions. A gap in the collapsed wall has been pulled up to the fence.
"The wall damaged in the temple area is nearly 200 meters long, mainly due to the flooding of the wall foundation for a long time." Ma Junqu, deputy general manager of the Bigan Temple Scenic Area, said that the mountain gate, the main hall, the memorial hall, etc. were also damaged to varying degrees, and at present, the Bigan Temple Scenic Area has reported the post-disaster restoration plan to the cultural relics department and waited for approval.
In the Bigan Temple, the "World Lin Clan Ancestral Relics Museum" donated by the World Lin Clan Relatives Association has attracted the attention of Lin Zunwen and other descendants of the Lin clan, fortunately, the museum has not been greatly affected by the flood.
On September 9, the person in charge of the Bigan Temple Scenic Area introduced the damage to the wall. China News Service reporter Kan Li photographed
On September 10, the Bigan Temple Scenic Area was officially restarted, and visitors continued for several days. Lin Feng from Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, is a volunteer who participated in the auto repair in the disaster area of Henan, and after the disaster, Lin Feng rushed to Weihui to volunteer to repair the water soaking truck for the local area. As a descendant of the Lin clan, it is his long-cherished wish to worship the Lin surname Taishi Bi gan. On the day of the reopening of the Bigan Temple, Lin Feng went to pay respects early in the morning before setting off to return home.
In Lin Zunwen's view, the early recovery of the Bigan Temple is the most concerned thing for him and other Lin clan relatives, "The Bigan Temple is restarted, and I hope that people from all over the world will come to visit and feel the loyal spirit of the Lin clan's ancestor Bigang Gong, and use this as a link to carry it forward." (End)
Source: China News Network