The Qingming memorial ceremony for Emperor Xuanyuan in the Bingwu year (2026) is held today.

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Ask AI · How does the Qingming public memorial ceremony for Xuanyuan Huangdi promote Chinese national identity?At 9:50 a.m. this morning, the solemn Qingming memorial ceremony for Xuanyuan Huangdi was held at the Shaanxi Huangling Qiaoshan Sacrifice Square. Representatives of Chinese sons and daughters from home and abroad gathered at the Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum to jointly commemorate the cultural ancestor.This public memorial, themed “Strengthening the Sense of Community of the Chinese Nation and Advancing the New Journey of Chinese-Style Modernization,” expresses the collective remembrance of our ancestors’ virtues and the determination to carry forward their legacy. The ceremony included nine sequential activities: beating drums and ringing bells, singing the “Huangdi Ode,” offering flower baskets, reciting the memorial text respectfully, performing musical and dance offerings, flying the Chinese dragon, paying homage to Xuanyuan Palace, visiting the Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum, and planting Qiaoshan cypress trees.The Qingming public memorial for Xuanyuan Huangdi is not only a ritual to honor and remember our ancestors but also a spiritual mobilization for all Chinese sons and daughters to unite in purpose and effort as they embark on a new journey. No matter where they are, the Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum will always be a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, representing the collective identity of all Chinese people.

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2026-04-05 12:58:48

Ask AI · How does the Qingming public commemoration of the Yellow Emperor promote Chinese national identity?

At 9:50 this morning, at the Qingming public commemoration ceremony for the Yellow Emperor in Shaanxi’s Huangling Qiaoshan Sacrificial Plaza, the ceremony for the bingwu (2026) year’s Qingming public commemoration of the Yellow Emperor was held in solemn splendor. Representatives of people of Chinese descent from across the country and around the world gathered together at the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum to jointly commemorate our shared cultural ancestor.

This public commemoration, themed “Forge a Strong Sense of Community Consciousness of the Chinese Nation and Press Forward on the New Journey of Chinese-Style Modernization,” expresses all Chinese people’s remembrance of our forebears’ meritorious deeds and their determination to carry them forward. Nine ceremonial rites were carried out in sequence: drum-beating and bell-sounding, singing “Ode to the Yellow Emperor,” presenting flower baskets, solemnly reading the sacrificial text, music and dance to make the offering, the dragon soaring over China, viewing the Hall of the Yellow Emperor, paying respects at the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum, and planting cypress trees on Qiaoshan.

The Qingming public commemoration ceremony of the Yellow Emperor is not only a sacrificial ritual to honor the past and remember the distant ancestors, but also a spiritual mobilization for people of Chinese descent to unite in purpose and advance together on a new journey. Wherever they may be, the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum is forever a spiritual emblem of the Chinese nation and a shared spiritual home for all Chinese people.

(Reporter: Wu Chengxuan, Zhang Enyu, from the CCTV Headquarters)

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