Ye Da

05-3027Folk Beliefs and CustomsFolk CustomsMacao, ChinaBatch 5 (2018)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in February 1948, a native of the Macao Special Administrative Region. He grew up from childhood in Cilam Wai, the locality of the Nezha Temple at the Ruins of St. Paul's, and began taking part in the birthday celebrations held there at the age of seven. In 1989 he took charge of the affairs of the Nezha Temple at the Ruins of St. Paul's, including its revival and restoration and the resumption of the birthday celebrations. In 1992 he became chairman of the management committee of that temple, reformulated strategies for the cultural transmission of the Nezha faith and for reciprocal study visits, encouraged neighbourhood devotees to take part, and strengthened links with other associations. He promotes Nezha folk beliefs by attending events, giving lectures and appearing in television publicity.

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Folk Beliefs and Customs (Nezha Folk Beliefs of Macao), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has led several dozen descendants in taking part in Nezha belief activities and, through training courses on the transmission of Nezha folk beliefs, has cultivated more bearers for those activities.

References & Archival Sources

Ye Da · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Folk Beliefs and Customs
Item code: Ⅹ-85
Category: Folk Customs
Region: Macao, China
Born: —
Batch: Batch 5 (2018)

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