On June 6, 2015, the inaugural ceremony for establishment of the Buddhist Association of Jianggan District, Hangzhou was held in Longju Temple with Master Nianyong elected as its first chairman. With large crowd of Buddhist disciples from Jianggan District, special attendees included officials from the Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of Hangzhou, the district council of Jianggan District, the CPC Jianggan District Committee and other affiliated departments. Ven. Guangquan, Chairman of the Buddhist Association of Hangzhou, addressed the crowd during the ceremony with kind greetings and four wishes for the Buddhist Association of Jianggan District. The first is to strengthen the awareness for codes of conduct, and manage the association by integrity; the second is to broaden the organizational capacity of the association to fully apply its role in exchange and communication; the third is to optimize systems and regulations to deal with affairs of the association in an orderly manner; the fourth is to persist in cultivating talents for the association to flourish.
Official of Jianggan District announced the approval
of the establishment of the Association.
District council official of Jianggan District announced
the staff list of the Association.
The plaque of the Association
Ven. Guangquan, chairman of the Buddhist Association of Hangzhou,
addressed the ceremony.
Representatives from different sectors attended the establishment ceremony.
A group photo of the attendees
