---Academic Study on Miaofeng Mountain---

 Participants attending the first China Fork Culture Academic Seminar held in Miaofeng Mountain in May of 1995, were taking picture in front of the Miaofeng Mountain.

  From Apr. 30 to May. 2 of 1995, professionals and experts from the Research Institute of Beijing University organized a 3-day visit to the Miaofeng Mountain in search for its significant role in forming the Chinese folk culture. The investigation group was joined by several domestic well-known experts on Chinese traditional culture such as Gu Jigang, Sun Fuyuan, Rong Geng, Rong Zhaozu, Zhang Shangyan. They collected a lot of valuable information and summarized them up with their perceptive comments into articles, which rose a series of hot discussions in the academic field. The articles received high comments from many authoritative figures in related fields, including buddism scholars, sociologist, artists and psychologist.
  In 1928, these 29 articles were collected into one book named "Miaofeng Mountian" and published nationwide to let more people know about this beautiful place. The publication marked the beginning of folklore study in China. From then on, Miaofeng Mountain got its reputated name as the originated place of Chinese folk culture. From May 17 to 19 of 1999, four domestic first grade universities, composing Yanjing University, Beijing University, Tsinghua University and Zhongshan University, jointly conducted an investigation activity to Miaofeng Mountain and shot a great number of valuable pictures.
  In May of 1995, the first China Fork Culture Academic Seminar was held in Miaofeng Mountain. Thousands of scholars from all over the country congregated there to exchange their views on the development of Chinese folk culture. Some constructive opinions were put into words and published in the book called "Miaofeng Mountain--Evolution of Folklore in the 21st Century".
  In 1998, Professor Wu Xiaoyun from Beijing Normal University finished his graduation paper titled with "the Fragrant Mountain Study Organization and the Religious Belief on Bixia God in Miaofeng Mountain". Not only in China, academicians in foreign countries also showed their great interest on studying the culture development of Miaofeng Mountain.

--- Old Pictures---

devout pilgrim showing their religiosity in a special way with cangue on neck


original look of Xishen Temple


skill performance with long narrow flag