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hangzhou, september 1 (china news service) (lin bo) a traditional opening ceremony was held in the confucius temple in cicheng, and it was used as a course of school etiquette education; in wang yangming's former residence, the sound of schoolchildren reciting "classic family teachings" echoed... recently, primary schools in many places in zhejiang have entered the "opening mode", and by holding unique opening ceremony activities, they have integrated the profound heritage of traditional culture with the fresh vitality of modern education.

"kai bi li" is the name of the ceremony for children to begin learning to read in traditional chinese culture, commonly known as "po meng", and is one of the four major rites in the life of ancient scholars.

this ceremony originated in the spring and autumn period during the confucius era and is of great significance to every scholar. the "pen opening ceremony" is not only a simple ceremony, but also carries the teachers' good wishes and earnest expectations for the students.

how to pass on traditional culture in the "po meng" ceremony?

cicheng, the "millennium county" in ningbo, has a 7,000-year history of civilization, a 2,500-year history of city building, a 2,200-year history of county building, and a 1,200-year history of county town building, with a profound cultural heritage. led by local teachers, more than 160 first-grade freshmen from cicheng zhongcheng primary school visited the cicheng confucius temple, followed the "three character classic", practiced writing the first stroke of the character "人", and immersed themselves in the charm of traditional culture in the "pen opening ceremony".

on that day, the children set out from the campus and walked into the dacheng hall of the confucius temple in cicheng, bowing solemnly to the statue of confucius. afterwards, the teacher used cinnabar to put a red mole on the center of the child's forehead, meaning to open up wisdom, implying that the child will have clear eyes and a clear mind from now on, and will love to read and read good books.

"the pen-opening ceremony is an important moment for us to witness our children's enrollment in school, and it has been going on for more than ten years." according to xu yangwei, party branch secretary and principal of cicheng zhongcheng primary school, zhongcheng primary school has always attached great importance to etiquette education. based on the profound heritage of the century-old zhongcheng and the cultural connotation of cicheng's "thousand-year-old ancient county town", zhongcheng primary school has set up three courses: entrance ceremony, ten-year-old growth ceremony and graduation ceremony in the entire six-year education system.

coincidentally, in the "former residence of wang yangming" in yuyao, primary school children dressed in hanfu, straightened their clothes under the guidance of the staff, and performed the "three bows and three rises" ceremony to the statue of wang yangming with the utmost sincerity and respect to express their respect for the sage.

afterwards, the primary school children also experienced different opening ceremonies through such activities as "cinnabar opens the wisdom for reading", "beat the drum to express one's ambition and make a wish", and "learn to be a good person by tracing red characters", completing the "first big gift" in their lives.

as the birthplace and growth place of wang yangming, and an important place where yangming's philosophy of mind was spawned and spread, yuyao attaches great importance to the research and inheritance of yangming's thoughts, and strives to give full play to the contemporary value of yangming culture.

"holding the 'pen-opening ceremony' at wang yangming's former residence can not only play a role in promoting historical sites, but also inherit the civilization of farming and reading and promote traditional culture." huang yi, deputy director of the yuyao cultural relics protection institute, said that civilized etiquette is an important part of china's excellent traditional culture. he hopes that through various forms of "pen-opening ceremony" activities, children can understand the origins of chinese traditional culture, learn the five constant virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, and thus understand how to be grateful, respect teachers and filial piety, and guide children to develop a good habit of respecting virtuous people.

indeed, the opening ceremony is not only full of solemn and warm ritual, but also overflowing with rich cultural atmosphere. every link is saturated with profound cultural heritage, allowing children to deeply feel the charm of traditional culture in the joy of welcoming the new semester. (end)