The founding meeting of the Dai clan association in Loudi

         10月24日下午，娄底戴氏宗亲会成立大会在娄底西团书院隆重举行。湖南省军区原副司令员戴焕将军、世界戴氏文化研究会戴安国、湖南戴氏宗亲会理事长戴建平、世界戴氏文化研究会秘书长戴三龙、戴氏商贸联合体秘书长戴如宜、四川戴氏宗亲会会长戴国强、北京戴氏宗亲会执行会长戴鑫、陕西戴氏宗亲会会长戴斌、贵州铜仁戴氏宗亲会会长戴应军、湖南戴氏总商会会长戴忠诚，以及来自全国10多个省市和地区的宗亲代表，以及娄底在外工作特地赶回参加成立会议的宗亲，共200人出席，共同见证这个历史性时刻。戴焕将军赠送“传承祖德，共创辉煌”的书法作品，戴建平授牌并讲话，戴忠诚宣读“十大杰出宗亲（加）”表彰决定。

　　会议通过了《娄底戴氏宗亲会章程》《娄底戴氏宗亲会财务管理办法》，选举产生了娄底戴氏宗亲会首届会长、常务副会长、副会长、理事。戴伟斌当选为娄底戴氏宗亲会会长，戴立雄为执行会长，戴向东为秘书长。

        娄底戴氏自戴千胜北宋熙宁（1072）年开梅山以来，忠义之士辈出。目前本地居住有戴氏族人有十万之众，子孙分散各地，据老谱记载，早在清朝道光年间就有三支系合族修谱。

　　当选会长戴伟斌表示，此次宗亲会的成立，标志着娄底戴氏宗亲的血脉亲情已然迈出新步伐，迈出了姓氏历史文化研究的新步伐。其成立对于宗族成员的活动具有引领、指导和规范作用，是宗族活动的精神家园；像一条纽带，通过宗亲会这个平台把宗族成员召集起来，从事怀恩祭祖，联络亲情，编修家谱等。我们的宗旨是：拥护党的领导，热爱祖国，遵纪守法；尊祖敬宗，传承文化；弘扬祖训，服务族企；扶贫帮困，奖教助学；尊老爱幼，敦亲睦族；和谐发展，以商养会；尊重他姓，携手前行。弘扬戴氏文化，光大戴氏门第，让戴氏家族多出好人才。

        戴建平指出，娄底戴氏宗亲会的成立，是湘中戴氏宗亲的一件大事，希望以团结戴氏宗亲、促进市域经济发展、继承发扬传统文化为为己任，把戴氏家族“学以立身，孝为行先”的家训与和睦族邻、遵纪守法、忠诚国家的优良传统发扬光大。

　　On the afternoon of October 24, the inaugural meeting of Dai's clan association in Loudi was held in the Western League Academy in Loudi. General Dai Huan, former deputy commander of Hunan Military Region; Dai Anguo, world Dai culture Research Association; Dai Jianping, chairman of Hunan Dai Clan Association; Dai Sanlong, Secretary General of world Dai Family Culture Research Association; Dai Ruyi, Secretary General of Dai's business association; Dai Guoqiang, President of Sichuan Dai's clan Association; Dai Xin, executive chairman of Beijing Dai's Clan Association; Dai bin, President of Shaanxi Dai's Clan Association; Dai bin, chairman of Dai's clan association in Shaanxi; Dai, Tongren, Guizhou Dai Yingjun, President of Dai's clan association, Dai Zhongzhong, President of Hunan Dai's General Chamber of Commerce, as well as clan representatives from more than 10 provinces, cities and regions in China, as well as the relatives of Loudi who worked abroad specially to attend the founding meeting. A total of 200 people attended the meeting to witness this historic moment. General Dai Huan presented calligraphy works of "inheriting Zude and creating brilliance together". Dai Jianping awarded the card and made a speech. Dai Zhongyi read out the commendation decision of "Ten Outstanding clansmen (plus)".

        The meeting adopted the articles of association of Dai's clan in Loudi and the financial management measures of Dai's clan association in Loudi, and elected the first president, executive vice president, vice president and director of Loudi Dai's clan association. Dai Weibin was elected president of Dai's clan association in Loudi, Dai Lixiong as executive chairman and Dai Xiangdong as secretary general.

       Since Dai Qiansheng opened Meishan in the year of Xining (1072), there were many loyal and righteous people in Loudi. At present, there are 100000 Dai people living in this area, and their descendants are scattered all over the country. According to the old genealogy, there were three branches of he clan who compiled the genealogy as early as the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty.

        Dai Weibin, the president-elect, said that the establishment of the clan association marks a new step in the blood relationship of Dai's clan in Loudi and a new step in the study of surname history and culture. Its establishment has a guiding, guiding and regulating role for the activities of clan members, and is the spiritual home of clan activities; it is like a link, which gathers clan members together through the platform of clan association, to be engaged in mourning for ancestors, contacting relatives, compiling genealogy, etc. Our tenets are: support the leadership of the party, love the motherland, abide by discipline and law; respect ancestors and worship ancestors, inherit culture; promote ancestor precepts and serve ethnic enterprises; help the poor and help the poor; respect the old and love the young, care for the family; develop harmoniously; respect his surname and move forward hand in hand. Carry forward Dai's culture, enlarge Dai's family, and let Dai's family produce more talents.

        Dai Jianping pointed out that the establishment of the Dai clan association in Loudi is a great event of Dai's clan in central Hunan, We hope to unite the Dai clan, promote the economic development of the city, inherit and carry forward the traditional culture, and carry forward the family motto of "learning to establish oneself, filial piety as the first" and the fine tradition of harmonious neighborhood, abiding by discipline and law, and loyalty to the country.