Festival of Baosheng
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August 31st, 2008
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The Festival cultural of Baosheng is a celebration that opens its doors every years in Xiamen in the province of the Fujian, in the East of China. During this feast, the Chinese venerate the god of medicine.
The festival cultural of Baosheng attracts every year of the thousands of visitors. Since several years, the believers of Baosheng Dadi, or "the emperor who protects life", come to participate in the évènement. They pray for health, the peace and the recovery of the patients.
The legend wants that doctor Baosheng Dadi, also known as Wu Ben, dedicated its life to the medical research has 300 years. He began to study the herbs and the acupuncture since its young age. During its life, he healed the thousands of people. The local people considers it as the god of medicine and the protector of life.
The believers think that Baosheng Dadi can grant their prayers.
The festival of three days incorporates various benefits artistic traditionelles, as the dance of the dragon and the one of the lion. They have been preserved well in their shapes traditionelles in the urban region. For this reason, this belief was registered on the list of the immaterial cultural heritage of China.
The cult in Baosheng Dadi in Taiwan could go back up to the dynasty of the Ming, when people of the Fujian emigrated to Taiwan.
Today, there are more than 4 hundred temples in honor of Baosheng Dadi in Taiwan.
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