Local Changes And Ups And Downs Of Faith

Taishan temple mentioned here in Daming County, Hebei Province, located in the southeast of Shi Village.As a country with a long history of village, The village folk beliefs–faith of granny and which origin hascombined with local history, community traditions closely. Ming and Qing dynasty, Shi village on the basis ofthe retention of local faith and efforts to achieve a compromise with the official, then won the official supportand implement the expansion. in faith and belief of official favored by the background, such as Taishan believeand Bixia goddess. In modern times, Folk beliefs in the face of new social ideals advocated by the ChineseCommunist Party instantly become a backward, feudal superstitious things, After the founding of New China,Taishan temple has be gradual annihilation in a series of political discourse advocated by the ChineseCommunist Party, People has formed the absolute trust on the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong,The traditional folk beliefs were included Chinese Communist Party against so-called "four olds" and otherthings among the feudal. However, with the reform and opening up, People lost their collective life sanctuary,Began to re-seek spiritual sustenance, Taishan temple as the traditional folk beliefs of Shi village began tryingto revive. In this article, the revival of traditional beliefs is a bottom-up process, collective memory is the basisof its existence, national policy is a prerequisite for the reconstruction of the temple. Efforts and sponsorshipfrom different social factors such as rural elites and witches contributed to the revival of folk belief after thecollapse. Overall, The rise and fall of folk beliefs has a close relationship with the changes in national policy,In order to get a chance to survive, local beliefs must cater to central belief policy.