A Taoist master told China.org.cn on Sunday in Beijing he has submitted several proposals to China's top political advisory body asking for more cultural venues to be reopened for religious activities.

Taoist master Huang Xinyang, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, talks to a China.org.cn reporter in Beijing on March 8, 2015. [China.org.cn]

Taoist master Huang Xinyang, vice president of the China Taoist Association, said he is asking several venues and temples -- including Beijing's Yaji Mountain and Beiyue Temple in Quyang, Hebei province -- to reopen for fellow Taoists. These sites are currently under the administration of local governments for cultural protection.

Huang is a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and is attending the committee's third annual session in Beijing.

The Taoist master suggested that the venues reopen with protective conditions to accommodate Taoists who will restore religious activities in those former Taoist sites. This move will also help promote Chinese traditional religion and traditional culture.

The local governments renovated the cultural sites and temples years ago and previously asked Taoists for their future religious cooperation. However, the governments have not agreed to hand the temples and sites over to Taoists for use.

Huang said he would keep pushing for the support of China's traditional cultural inheritance and development to help promote and boost Taoist culture. He said he will also push for cultural heritage protection and inheritance at Taoist sites and venues.

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