What exactly is a temple fair? Please give a brief answer.

Temple fair, also known as "temple fair" or "festival field". It is a folk religion of the Han nationality, and it is a custom at the age of 20. It is usually held on festivals such as the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. It is also one of the forms of market trade in China, and its formation is related to the development of temples and religious activities. It is held in temples on festivals or designated days, mostly in or near temples, and is used for activities such as offering sacrifices to gods, entertainment and shopping. Temple fairs are very popular in vast areas of this country.

Temple Fair is a traditional folk activity widely circulated in China. Folk custom is a life culture created, enjoyed and passed down by the broad masses of people in a country or a nation. Temple fair is an organic part of this life culture, and its emergence, existence and evolution are closely related to the lives of ordinary people.

Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House 1980 Edition of Ci Hai explains: "The temple fair is also called the temple fair. One of the market forms in China.

Ji 'nan Qianfo Mountain Temple Fair

The Tang Dynasty already existed. Held at a temple fair or on a specific date. Generally located in or near a temple, it is called a "temple fair". "Jingguan signboard shop" quoted "Miaoxiang Room Conghua":' Shijing Longfu Temple, the ninth day of each month, is called the temple fair. "This market form left over from history is still in use in some areas after liberation, which has played a certain role in the exchange of materials between urban and rural areas and meeting people's needs. The source of temple fair lies in the ancient ancestral temple suburban system-sacrifice. In ancient times, sacrifice was a major event that often happened in people's lives. Therefore, in Zuo Zhuan's Thirteen Years of Success, it is said that "the great event of the country lies in sacrifice and military service", which means that sacrifice, like war, is the top priority in national life. Early sacrifices were mainly to ancestors and natural gods. In the process of offering sacrifices to ancestors and natural gods, people get together and collectively carry out some activities, such as offering offerings, playing music and holding ceremonies. This kind of gathering to worship the gods can be regarded as the embryonic form of folk temple fairs in later generations. In fact, this can also be seen from the two Chinese characters "temple fair". " "Temple" originally refers to a building dedicated to gods, especially ancestors.

Temple fairs originated around temples, so they are called "temples". Also, because the vendors saw many people burning incense and worshiping Buddha, they set up various places outside the temple.

Beijing ditan temple fair

Making money by setting up stalls has gradually become a routine activity, so it is called "meeting". Over time, the "temple fair" has evolved into an entertainment activity during people's festivals, especially during the Spring Festival.

Temple fair is a folk religion and custom of Han nationality. It is also one of the forms of fair trade in China, and its formation is related to the development of temples and religious activities. It is held in temples on festivals or designated days, mostly in or near temples, hence the name. It is popular in vast areas of the country. In ancient times, "Japan and China were markets" and conducted market trade. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, rulers believed in Buddhism, built temples to celebrate the birth of Bodhisattva and the opening of Buddha statues, and vendors gathered in department stores to supply tourists and believers, thus becoming a temple market. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Suoguo Temple in Kaifeng was very famous. Li Qingzhao, a poet known as "the first talented woman in history", once went to the temple fair with her husband Zhao Mingcheng!