Locke takes his “father” back to his hometown to worship his ancestors

Locke takes his “father” back to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors (reported by Yang Qiwei, special correspondent of Guangzhou Times of Asia Times) On the afternoon of November 4th, US Ambassador to China Gary Locke returned...

Locke takes his "father" back to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors (Reported by Yang Qiwei, Special Correspondent of the Alberta Times in Guangzhou) On the afternoon of November 4, Locke, the U.S. Ambassador to China, returned to Jilong Village, Changtang Town, Taishan to pay homage to his ancestors. He was welcomed by the villagers and elders. On that day, Locke, who was wearing a white shirt and no tie, with his sleeves rolled up, held his father's portrait. Accompanied by the villagers, he walked through the narrow and long lane to his ancestral house with gray bricks and gray tiles. Under the guidance of his sixth uncle, he climbed up the wooden ladder and placed his father's portrait and the memorial tablets of his ancestors. Uncle Six pointed to the photos on the wall and introduced Locke's relatives to his ancestors. Later, Locke took photos with every family member in the house. Locke, who has taken off his ambassadorial garb, is very easy-going and friendly, just like a respectful and filial junior, a wanderer who has left his hometown and returned to his hometown with honor. Returning with the ambassador was his sister. In the room where Locke's parents once lived, his sister was moved by the scene and sat on the bedside and shed tears. Locke hugged his sister and comforted her gently, his expression silent. Locke's ancestral home is a blue-brick and gray-tiled house of about 120 square meters, commonly known as "louziwu". Next to the house is a fruit forest with bananas and longans. Locke's grandfather built this house more than a hundred years ago. Locke's parents also stayed in this house after their wedding. This house is now the residence of Locke Ka Fai's sixth uncle, Locke Yaozhang. After coming out of his ancestral home, Locke gently supported his six-year-old uncle, and gathered with relatives and friends to his ancestral grave to burn incense and worship in person. Two plump Cantonese-style roast suckling pigs are the best sacrifices to the ancestors, and the crackling firecrackers express the ambassador's endless longing for his ancestors. Many villagers came from other places to catch a glimpse of the ambassador. It is reported that this is the fourth time that the ambassador has returned to his hometown to visit relatives and pay homage to his ancestors.