Crowds of people receiving the old-age pension crowded the temple grounds of the Lecheng Palace.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

[Reporter Zhang Ruizhen / Taichung Report] The elders of "Hanxi Bali" near the Lecheng Palace in the East District of Taichung City are really happy!

Today, the Yuecheng Palace distributed the seniors over the age of 70 in 8 nearby li with respect for the elderly. There are as many as 4,668 eligible people, and 5 people are centenarians. The total amount of gift money sent is as high as 6,571,600 yuan. According to statistics from the Yuecheng Palace, the elderly Under the social trend, the number of elders over the age of 70 in these 8 li has increased by more than 1,500 in the past 10 years, an increase of about 30%. Although the Lecheng Palace is divided, the crowd of people receiving the old-age pension is still crowded this morning, even queuing up to the temple. The road outside Cheng is quite lively.

Guo Songyi, chairman of Lecheng Palace, said that the Palace adheres to the principle of "old and old people and people's old people", and is grateful for the contribution of the elderly to the society, and holds the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Conference with Mazu's compassion, care and respect. So far, it will be held for 42 consecutive years. This year Due to the need for epidemic prevention, each li will receive it at different times. The objects are the elders of the 8 li (Hanxi, Lecheng, Quanyuan, Gancheng, Dongmen, Dongxin, Shijia, Dongying) in the Lecheng Palace area. Among them, there are 3216 people aged 70 to 79 years old. 1,000 yuan per person; 1,196 people aged 80 to 89, 2,000 yuan per person; 251 people between 90 and 99 years old, 3,600 yuan per person; as for 5 centenarians, 12,000 yuan per person, in addition, each An elderly person and a pack of Ping An Noodles.

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According to the statistics of Lecheng Palace, under the trend of an aging society, the evergreen elders have increased at an alarming rate. It has been 42 years since Lecheng Palace has distributed Chongyang Respect for the Elderly, and the amount and number of people have increased every year. Since 10 years ago (2012), the number of seniors over 70 years old has grown by more than There were 1,500 people, about 3,100 people at that time, and now it has increased to 1,668 people, an increase of about 30%, and the number of people over 90 years old has also grown exponentially.

In addition, since 1997, the Lecheng Palace Evergreen Association has held a conference to commend the golden and diamond weddings of elders. This year, 1 pair of diamond wedding (60th wedding anniversary) and 6 golden wedding (50th anniversary) couples received the praise, and the temple gave them to Each pair praised the couple with a set of salon photos, a big red envelope of 10,000 yuan for each pair of diamond weddings, and a red envelope of 3,600 yuan for each pair of golden weddings, and offered full blessings.

At 2:44 p.m. on September 18 in eastern Taiwan, a strong shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred, causing casualties in Huadong area, bridge ruptures, road uplifts, school dumping and other disasters. The long reconstruction road after the disaster requires support and rescue from all walks of life. It also gave full play to the spirit of great love for people who were hungry and drowning, and promoted Mazu's original intention to save people and save the world. The board of directors and supervisors of the Taichung Lecheng Palace, a consortium legal person, decided to donate 1 million yuan each to the Hualien County Government and Taitung County Government, with a total of 2 million yuan for the donation. Special funds for earthquake disaster accounts.

Crowds of people receiving the old-age pension crowded the temple grounds of the Lecheng Palace.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

Crowds of people receiving the old-age pension lined up from the Temple Cheng in the Lecheng Palace to the outside of the Temple Cheng.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

Taichung Lecheng Palace donated 1 million yuan each to the Hualien County Government and Taitung County Government, a total of 2 million yuan, for the special use of the earthquake disaster.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)