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The 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month that falls on yesterday has been believed to be the birthday of the saint.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US">The ceremony was held in Xinzheng, central China's <a class="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/ProvinceView/155740.htm">Henan Province</a>, where the capital of Huangdi's Huaxia Empire was located after he united all the other tribes in China 5,000 years ago.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Those attending the ceremony included He Luli, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (<a class="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/chuangye/55414.htm">NPC</a>); Zhang Siqing and Luo Haocai, vice chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (<a class="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/chuangye/55437.htm">CPPCC</a>); Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council; and P.K. Chiang, vice chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><span lang="EN-US"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <table align="center"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004im_/http://images.china.cn/images1/200604/284377.jpg" border="0"></table></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Kang Yonghua, a Chinese American worshipper, said he will take home some souvenirs for his children and tell them they are the offspring of the Chinese nation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ding Wenzhi, vice director of a Thai-Chinese culture communication organization, said: "I've found my roots here. We are in one family."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Huangdi has been regarded as the common ancestor of all the Chinese people around the world.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Archaeologists said that Huangdi worship activities date back to the ancient Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) in Chinese history.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><span lang="EN-US"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <table align="center"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004im_/http://images.china.cn/images1/200604/284379.jpg" border="0"></table></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">(Xinhua News Agency April 1, 2006)</span></p>   </div></td> </tr> </table> <table width="645" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="25">Tools: <a href="#" onclick="document.execCommand("saveAs")" class="style1">Save</a> | <a href="javascript:window.print();" class="style1">Print</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004/http://service.china.org.cn/jm/jm.jsp?title=Over 10,000 Chinese Worship Huangdi in Henan" target="_blank" class="style1">E-mail</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/top/184269.htm" class="style1">Most Read</a></td> </tr> </table> <br> <table width="645" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><iframe name="photo" border="0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="645" height="0" scrolling="no" src="/web/20121010173004if_/http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/184299.htm"></iframe></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="270" valign="top" bgcolor="#EEEEE6" style="padding-top:5px"><table width="264" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004/mailto:editor@china.org.cn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004im_/http://images.china.cn/images1/en/english/3.gif" width="264" height="81" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> <table width="270" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" background="https://web.archive.org/web/20121010173004im_/http://images.china.cn/images1/en/english/4.gif"> <tr> <td height="24" class="style4">Related Stories</td> </tr> </table> <table width="264" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#EEEEE6"> <tr> <td align="center" style="padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:15px"><table width="235" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="padding-top:8px"><a href="/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/131751.htm" class="style5"> Memorial Facility Constructed for Legendary Chinese Ancestors </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top:8px"><a href="/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/92288.htm" class="style5"> Renovation on Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum Completes </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top:8px"><a href="/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/91570.htm" class="style5"> Sacrificial Rites for Huangdi Mausoleum to Be Held </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top:8px"><a href="/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/64599.htm" class="style5"> Yellow Emperor Remembered </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top:8px"><a href="/web/20121010173004/http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/64601.htm" class="style5"> Legendary Story of Huangdi </a></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <br> <table height="28" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#ff7300"> <tr> <td width="105" height="28" style="font-family:Arial; 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