KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The opening ceremony of the 2021 Ningbo (Yuyao) Yangming Culture Week was held in Yuyao, Ningbo, with the official release of a global creative call on the 550th anniversary of Ming Dynasty distinguished philosopher Wang Yangming’s birth, on Oct 31.
The event was sponsored by the CPC Ningbo Municipal Committee and Ningbo Municipal People’s Government and hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Ningbo Municipal Committee, Ningbo Academy of Social Sciences (Social Science Federation), CPC Yuyao Municipal Committee and Yuyao Municipal People’s Government.
Wang, alias Shouren and courtesy name Bo’an, was a native of Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province (now Yuyao City, Ningbo) in the Ming Dynasty. He was also a politician, military strategist, and educator in ancient China.
According to a statement, later generations referred to him as ‘the first-rate figure of the Ming Dynasty who represents the essence of morality, meritorious service, and advocacy’. Hence, Wang was hailed as an ‘immortal person’.
The Yangming School of Mind that he founded, with “intuition to conscience” and “oneness of knowledge and action” at its core, has exerted a profound influence on the history of China and even East Asian philosophy.
Ningbo Yuyao mission will be to promote Yangming culture in the new era by restoring relics, promoting activities, and conducting ideological research and cultural inheritance so as to ensure that Yangming culture augments social development and that Yangming thought shines brighter.
During the 550th anniversary of Wang Yangming’s birth in 2022, Ningbo Yuyao will hold a grand commemorative event to further inherit and promote Yangming culture.
It is now seeking ‘ideas for activities to commemorate the 550th anniversary of Wang Yangming’s birth’ from all over the world.
— BERNAMA
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