Jianshui Confucius Cultural Festival

Jianshui Confucius Culture Festival is an important cultural activity held in Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, aiming at commemorating Confucius' birthday, promoting Chinese excellent traditional culture and promoting the development of cultural tourism.

The Confucius Cultural Festival in Jianshui is usually held on September 28th every year, which is the 2573rd anniversary of Confucius' birth or the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the agreement of Jianshui County to join the UNESCO World Heritage City. These activities include a large-scale literary evening "The Great Confucius", a large-scale ceremony to worship Confucius, a forum on Confucianism and Harmonious Jianshui, the fourth exhibition of root art works in Yunnan Province, a large-scale light show in Xue Hai, a photography exhibition of Jianshui style calligraphy and painting, a cultural tourism commodity fair in Yunnan Province, and a signing ceremony for attracting investment in Jianshui County.

Jianshui County, the venue of the Confucius Cultural Festival in Jianshui, is a famous cultural city with a long history and rich historical and cultural heritage and tourism resources. Jianshui county hopes to attract more tourists here through Confucius Cultural Festival, which will promote the prosperity and development of local tourism, and also help to carry forward the excellent Chinese traditional culture and enhance the social and cultural atmosphere.

Confucius was a great thinker and educator in the history of China, and the Confucian culture represented by him had a far-reaching influence on the history and culture of China. The thought of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" advocated by Confucius and the Confucian school initiated by Confucius have made important contributions and influences on China's traditional culture and thoughts.

Jianshui Confucius Culture Festival can show the charm and connotation of China's excellent traditional culture to a wide audience, and at the same time, it can also promote the exchange and integration between different cultures and enhance the international influence of Chinese culture.