With the theme of "May Peace and Harmony Be with Us from the Same Root and Ancestor", a grand ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor (also known as Huangdi or Xuanyuan), who is widely regarded as the initiator of Chinese civilization and the ancestor of all Chinese, was held in Xinzheng (the hometown of the Yellow Emperor), Central China's Henan province, on April 3, the third day of the third lunar month.

The ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor. [Photo/dahe.cn]

The grand ceremony proceeded in a solemn atmosphere following 9 established procedures: a 21-gun salute, the offering of flower baskets, burning incense, worshiping the Yellow Emperor, reading the lines of worship, singing odes, dancing, praying for China, and wishing for society to be in harmony. Besides, the new statue of the Yellow Emperor was unveiled in the ceremony.

The ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor. [Photo/dahe.cn]

To worship Xuanyuan on the third day of the third lunar month is a tradition of the Chinese nation. The event has become a soul tie that unites the Chinese people around the world for a better future. (Chinese source: dahe.cn Reporter: Tian Kaizhong Liu Yang Photo: Jia Zhihao Translator: Zhao Hanqing Proofreader: Ding Lan)