Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City, Liu Heran, on behalf of Mayor Hou Youyi, was present to thank Fo Guang Shan for its good deeds, and assisted in delivering supplies to the public.

(Photo by reporter Lin Xinhan)

[Reporter Lin Xinhan/New Taipei Report] The Fo Guang Shan Jin Guangming Temple located in the Three Gorges has held the winter warming music feast for 9 consecutive years. This year, a total of 1,200 households from 11 districts including Banqiao, Tucheng, Shulin, Yingge and Dongbeijiao. Participation, in addition to sending 2,000 yuan to each household, a large amount of livelihood materials, and inviting cellist Zhang Zhengjie, soprano Jiang Qizhen, pianist Lu Guanting, etc., performed many classic pieces of music such as The Phantom of the Opera and Wangchunfeng live. The scene was warm and touching.

Liu Heran, deputy mayor of New Taipei City, on behalf of Mayor Hou Youyi, thanked Fo Guang Shan for its kindness and helped distribute supplies to the public. Liu Heran said that Fo Guang Shan initiated a campaign to purchase vaccines at the beginning of the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) outbreak , and also donated a lot of anti-epidemic materials. Religion is a force that stabilizes society. Jin Guangming Temple has held winter warmth for 9 consecutive years, combined with concerts to soothe people's hearts.

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Venerable Jue Pei, the abbot of Jin Guangming Temple, quoted Fo Guang Shan’s founding patriarch Venerable Hsing Yun’s admonitions that “giving and receiving are equal” and “everyone sends out a little light of kindness, and they can be gathered into a torch.” She thanked all those who participated in this grand event Good faith and great virtue, I hope that all industries, every family, and individual in society can be interdependent, respect and tolerate each other.

The Fo Guang Shan Jin Guangming Temple located in the Three Gorges has held the Winter Warming Music Feast for 9 consecutive years. This year, a total of 1,200 households from 11 districts including Banqiao, Tucheng, Shulin, Yingge and Dongbeijiao participated.

(Photo by reporter Lin Xinhan)