On Saturday, September 16, the weather was cloudy and clear.

Xinzhou City, East Road District Longbin Convention and Exhibition City.

In the newly built convention and exhibition city, which has a total area comparable to a gymnasium, a fairly grand exhibition of religion, culture and art will be held today and tomorrow.

This exhibition is only for the religions and folk cultures of Asian origin, excluding the religious beliefs of Europe, America and other large regions.

It is co-sponsored by religious associations in mainland China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, India, Nepal, the Philippines and other countries.

Since the main venue of the exhibition is Huaguo, as the host, a total of 15 listed groups in the southwest provinces and cities contributed to co-organize.

More than 4,000 rare exhibits have been lent by large museums, Buddhist cultural temples, Taoist associations, and folk culture organizations from various countries.

The Dome-shaped Convention City is divided into several pavilions according to the type of religion.

Mahayana Buddhism Museum, Theravada Buddhism Museum, Tibetan Buddhism Museum, Shinto Museum, Taoism Museum, Chinese Folk Mythology and Culture Center, and Confucianism Hall share a area, Brahmanical Museum area......

There are more than 200 clergy and research scholars of various cultures and beliefs.

There are more than 600 staff members in various departments of the cultural exhibition, including docents, security workers, fire safety workers, technical department workers, order maintainers, reception personnel, professional photographers, logistics workers... Wait a minute.

The purpose of this art exhibition is to promote the essence of the major religious cultures in Asia and establish the most correct view of faith, which is also a very good opportunity for cultural exchange.

It's just past nine o'clock in the morning, and the outside of the exhibition city is already quite lively.

There are many passages in and out of the building, and there are many parking lots in the parking stations surrounded by verdant lawns.

Because the exhibition was held for a short time, no matter how full the exhibition area was, it could not accommodate unlimited visitors, so the tickets had already been sold out in limited quantities.

In addition to the special staff who can enter and exit freely to a large extent, visitors can only move and observe in the designated area under the guidance of the orderly.

Qi Yan was urged by his father's fatal serial call at more than eight o'clock, and he didn't even have breakfast.

Dad was dressed up very well today, with a work badge and his professional camera equipment.

"What's going on? Interesting, right? ”

"What's the point... My colleague would love to come, but I just want to get some sleep on the weekend. ”

Qi Guoheng looked at his demeanor, and shook his head incessantly, "You young people are really impetuous now, you don't like to come to such a meaningful and connotative exhibition, but you are really interested in what messy comic con is very ......"

Qi Yan muttered, "Hehe... Haven't you been invited to Comic Con before? ”

"I'm here to make money!"

Qi Guoheng, as a photographer and staff, took Qi Yan and entered directly from the staff channel.

Of course, flammable and explosive items such as lighters still have to be handed over to the front desk for safekeeping.

"I'll go shopping by myself later, I still have to work."

Qi Yan nodded lazily, "Got it...... When will your job end? ”

"Until the end of today's exhibition, it was more than ten o'clock in the evening."

"Huh?!" Qi Yan was even more depressed.

"Ahhhh There is a special restaurant in the museum, so if you are hungry, you can buy something to eat, and if you dare to sneak away halfway, I won't clean you up. After speaking, Qi Guoheng left him in the front hall of the exhibition hall and walked away, and then turned around and said a sentence that made Qi Yan almost vomit old blood, "Visit well, listen attentively to the introduction of other people's commentators, enrich your heart, and it is best to write a piece of experience." ”

Heart-Gain-Experience-Meeting?!

Qi Yan's eyes widened, "Dad, do you treat me as a child who organizes off-campus observation activities for junior high school students?" Heart, experience, experience, meeting?! You... You're kidding, right? ”

But Dad ignored him anymore, shook his head and walked in directly.

Qi Yan was stunned for a while, and put his hand in the pocket of his jacket as he walked......

From the entrance where he had just entered, the first thing he entered through the antechamber was the Theravada Buddhist hall area.

The hall is very spacious, and it feels like walking into a science museum.

Various display lights illuminate the dazzling display cases of all sizes.

Qi Yan is quite familiar with this museum, the Thai Theravada Buddhist Cultural Center, most of the exhibits are from Thailand and India.

Buddha statues, portraits, sculptures, and of course...... There are also a lot of amulets.

In the third exhibition hall, there is a long glass display case on all sides, in which various Buddhist plaques are placed.

In this exhibition hall alone, there are as many as three or four hundred Buddha cards!

Of course, the amulet plaques that can be exhibited here as works of art cannot be commercial plaques or ordinary temple plaques that are in circulation in the market.

Without exception, all of them are treasures made by monks from various periods of the Thai Buddhist calendar.

The colors, types, phases, sizes, and workmanship are all different.

There are pink cards, clay plastic cards, metal cards......

But to Qi Yan's surprise, there are still some more famous types of yin cards displayed here?

Yan Tong, Nine-Tailed Fox, Kun Ping, etc., there are some Dharma Phases that he can't name, and even a few exhibits with spicy eyes...... Clay sculpture of male genitalia!

I heard the voice of a narrator: "What you see now is the amulet that is popular in Thailand - the amulet. The history and craftsmanship of the amulet plaque contains a profound cultural essence......"

"The original meaning of the amulet was to be worn around the neck to protect the fighters who participated in the jihad. Because the Thai people believe that the Buddha will bless those who sacrifice for others. ”

"In recent years, everyone has learned more or less about the situation of Thai amulets through various channels, but here I want to emphasize to you...... In fact, in Thailand, there is no difference between the so-called 'positive' and 'negative'.

It's just that the law of worship is different, the way of worship is different, and the saying of positive and yin cards is just a statement of commercial sellers, whether it is to worship gods and Buddhas to pray for peace, or to conclude cause and effect with yin spirits, the purpose is the same, that is, to guide people to do good. ”

Qi Yan suddenly... It turns out that the positive card and the negative card are only classified in China? There is no specific distinction between people in Thailand and Thailand......

But of course, there are still differences, the way of worshiping gods and ghosts, and beliefs are different, but in general, whether it is a positive card or a negative card, they are collectively referred to as Buddha cards.

There is nothing wrong with Chinese people distinguishing it in this way, but this type of Buddhist card is not as scary as it is said on the Internet...... At least except for Qi Yan's part! Ordinary yin cards are not forbidden evils.

Qi Yan was unconsciously attracted by the atmosphere here and the introduction of the narrator, and stood aside and listened with great interest.

"Qi Yan?" Finally, he was a little absorbed in listening, and an extremely familiar voice sounded from behind him, calling out to him.

Qi Yan looked back...... It's really a very familiar face, although it hasn't changed a lot for a long time, but it can still be recognized at a glance.

A short-haired woman in a white shirt and black suit pants with an orange work card on her chest and a safety computer in her hand.

The two of them looked at each other face to face, and they saw some complicated looks in each other's eyes, some surprised, some stunned.

Chen Huiting... Qi Yan's girlfriend in college is also the most serious lover he has ever talked about.

She used to have long hair when she was on campus, but now she has a very short cut, and she wears professional light makeup, and her mental outlook looks much more capable and mature.

"You...... You... Forehead? Qi Yan didn't know how to say hello, and he still didn't come back to his senses, the other party was not an ordinary acquaintance.

Chen Huiting got closer, the two hadn't seen each other for at least two years, and she smiled with some surprise, "It's really you?" ”