Research On The Change Of Jinhuafu City God Belief Under The Background Of Urban Modernization

The City God’s belief is one of China’s representative folk beliefs,which has had a huge impact on the spirit and life of the people.Jinhua City belief is a case in China’s city,which has the commonality of Chinese urban beliefs and has a distinctive geographical feature.This paper analyzes the cultivation and changes of Jinhuafu City God’s belief in Jinhua City through the consultation and research on Jinhua County.Jinhua City God’s belief is deeply influenced by the development of the times,especially in Jinhua City modernization.Jinhuafu City God’s Temple also presents new expressions with the development of the city,such as temple space function,temple god,worship ceremony and the believers.The original government-shared beliefs have changed to multi-functional cultural display space.The gods in the temple are not only reduced,but the function is gradually degraded.The impact of the implementation of cultural relic protection policies,the city is banned,the population of fading is once again impacted,and it has also led to the continuous simplification of the worship ceremony.People who believe in temples have gradually decreased,as well as people believe in the concept.Unlike traditional society,modern society is multivariate,especially in urban development.People’s ideological concepts continue to improve,and the values are increasingly in multipul ways.In the context of the big era,the City God belief is inevitably overwhelming and changeable.There is a deep historical significance and the real meaning of Jinhuafu which is not complete disappearance in the urbanization process and social changes.At the same time,it constantly enriches itself,catering to modern development in addition to macro,common factors,and changing motivation.It is necessary to conduct deep excavation of its factors,especially Jinhua City God temple is located in downtown Jinhua City,next to Jinhua’s best hospital,the surrounding planning development is an inevitable impact on Jinhuafu City God Temple belief.As a cultural relics protection unit,the implementation of corresponding protection policies has also restricted its activities,in Jinhua City’s modernization,faith presents a diversified development trend,and there is a situation in which there is a " as one falls,another rises " in different beliefs and the city’s beliefs.