GLOBALink | Legendary Chinese ancestor Fuxi commemorated in China's Gansu

Fuxi, the legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation, was commemorated on Thursday by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. A ceremony was held in the city of Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, which is considered to be the ancestor's birthplace. This year, over a thousand people are gathered here for the grand ceremony. Who is Fuxi? How do Chinese people pay their tribute to the legendary ancestor? Let's find out through our camera. Fuxi is believed to have been the inventor of writing, fishing, and hunting. Worshiping Fuxi is a tradition in China with a history of more than 2,000 years. The ceremony was listed as a form of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006. The commemoration was followed by a series of practices and rituals. More than 1,000 people from more than 10 countries and regions attended the ceremony. I was impressed by two things. The first thing is that the architecture is very well conserved. And the second thing is that I was impressed to see so many people, so many Chinese, who come here and worship. A similar annual event was held at the same time in New Taipei City on Thursday, marking the 10th year that the legendary figure has been commemorated simultaneously on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.