Fuxi memorial ceremony held in Tianshui, NW China

A press conference for the 2014 Fuxi Chinese Ancestors Memorial Ceremony and the 25th China Tianshui Fuxi Cultural Tourism Festival was held in Tianshui city, Northwest China’s Gansu province on Saturday.

In memoriam of Fuxi, the legendary Chinese forefather, and the first of the three Sovereigns who created the Chinese civilization (the others being Nu Wa and Shen Nong), both the mainland and Taiwan conducted an inaugural synchronous ceremony at 9:50 am on June 22.

The 2014 Fuxi Chinese Ancestors Memorial Ceremony is held in Tianshui city, Gansu province on June 22. [Photo/gscn.com.cn]

Nearly 5,000 people including Taiwan officials and representatives from all walks of life attended the event in Jiayi city in Taiwan.

In Tianshui, the 20,000 participants of the memorial ceremony included ministry leaders, guests from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, officials from various provinces and regions, historical experts, scholars and media reporters.

This year’s memorial was co-organized by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Gansu Provincial People’s Government.