“Enter the hall please. Now, on the propitious occasion, the ceremony begins. Please beat the drum and ring the bell.” On July 26, wearing sacrificeceremonial costumes and guided by the marshal, more than 60 teachers and students from over 20 universities of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan attended the sacrificial ceremony for Master Zhu, Which was held at Nanxi Academy, Youxi county, Sanming city, Fujian province, where Master Zhu was born.

Youxi county was the birthplace of Zhu Xi who emerged as the preeminent Neo-Confucianist and educator of the Southern Song Dynasty(1127—1279) and was honorarily titled Master Zhu.“Little ZhuXi’s inquiry about ‘what is beyond the heaven?’“Little ZhuXioutwitted the Chess King” and other well-known stories related to Zhu Xi took place in this land. As of today, the ideas of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence (ren), righteousness (yi)advocated by Zhu xi remain essential in modern society.

The sacrificial ceremonyfor ZhuXiis part of the series of “A Cultural Tour In Eight Min Regions·the Sixth Training Camp For Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan College Students to Retrace Zhu’s Life Path”. The experientialcultural exchange and investigation servesto enhancing theexchanges and contactsamong youths from Fujian, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as their understanding of the traditional Chinese culture including that ofthe Eight Min regions.