distributes honorary titles indiscriminately, holds conferences and competitions to make money... The Ministry of Civil Affairs continues to promote regular crackdowns on illegal social organizations and continues to clean up copycat social organizations. However, related problems continue to be banned. Even if some institutions are "exposed", they can still change their appearance and resume their old business. While calling for an increase in the cost of illegal activities, the public should also be more rational in related activities. For some well-known "associations", "society", "meetings" and other organizations, make full use of the "National Social Organization Credit Information Disclosure Platform" to inquire and check to avoid being deceived by unknown sources.
found: Guidance organizers are frequently exposed
At the end of June this year, a Hangzhou parent received a "notice" that he had brought his child to participate in the 18th "Hundred Flowers Award National Art Specialty Students Conference" (hereinafter referred to as Baihua Award) Award Conference) Provincial Competition, the children will be notified of the advancement, and the children will be invited to Nanjing to participate in the national finals in the summer.
"The child really wanted to go, but he was shocked when he looked at the cost." The parent said that the organizing committee required unified arrangements for food, accommodation, visits, competitions and other matters. The cost for four days and three nights was 3,380 yuan per child, and the accompanying parents 2,380 yuan, not including round-trip travel expenses. If more than one parent is accompanying you, additional fees will be charged.
A family of three spends nearly 10,000 yuan. Is the award valuable? Tangled parents posted questions, and those who had similar experiences had different opinions. "It's very exciting, but I don't like bundled consumption." "We can arrange the tour and accommodation ourselves. The intention of making money is too obvious"... Where does the master of
Hundred Flowers Award come from? The reporter saw from the promotional poster that there are four co-organizers of the event, namely: National Youth Art Education Guidance Center, International Youth Artist Exchange Association, China Art Talents Office, and China Art Talent Certification Committee. However, inquiries on the national social organization credit information disclosure platform did not show the results of registration with the civil affairs department.
Below the poster, there are also a number of competition guidance units listed. One of them is the "Chinese Culture, Art and Education Promotion Association". On May 10, 2016, the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced a total of 100 "offshore societies" and "copycat societies" in the sixth batch, and the "China Culture, Art and Education Promotion Association" was among the list.
Since the first session in 2007, the Hundred Flowers Awards Conference has been held for 18 consecutive years. The reporter discovered that the "China Federation of Culture and Arts" had served as a co-organizer and participated in many events. On February 6, 2018, the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced a list of 179 illegal social organizations, and the "China Federation of Culture and Arts" was among them. This "unit" will no longer be seen in future competitions.
Bottom line: The "national event" is actually a company-organized competition.
There are frequent problems with the guiding units and organizers. This year's four organizers can't find the relevant websites, addresses, phone numbers, etc. at all, which makes them very "mysterious". Browsing through the list of "organizers" of multiple Hundred Flowers Awards conferences, reporters gradually discovered several faces that appeared more frequently - Fanyi Culture, Baiyi Culture, Huayi Culture and other companies.
Fanyi Culture, the full name is "Ningbo Fanyi Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd.". Tianyancha shows that it was established in early 2018 and its legal representative is Peng Xiaojian.
Baiyi Culture is "Beijing Qinghua Baiyi Culture Development Co., Ltd." and operates the "Youth Baiyi" public account, which can be regarded as the official platform of the Baihua Award Conference. It was established in June 2020, and its legal representative is Sun Yong. He also serves as the secretary-general of the Hundred Flowers Award Conference.
Interestingly, Sun Yong holds 60% of the shares of "Bayi Culture", and the other shareholder holding 40% of the shares is Peng Xiaojian, the legal person of Fanyi Culture. At the same time, Sun Yong also has "Dongguan Huayi Culture Communication Co., Ltd.", that is, "Huayi Culture", which has also hosted the Hundred Flowers Awards conference. As a parent,
reporter contacted Sun Yong to inquire about participating in the Hundred Flowers Award Conference. The other party said that this year's event has ended, and it is planned to be held in April or May next year. You can pay attention to participate then. The reporter further asked, which department specifically organized it? The other party said bluntly, “It was run by the company."
"Let a hundred flowers bloom, renaissance, and become a socialist successor with special abilities." According to the press release for this year's event, "A total of 3,000 youth representatives from across the country and more than 4,000 parents and teachers witnessed this event. "A display event organized by a commercial company has become a "national event" through layers of packaging.
Extension: Applications for "copycat awards" can be found everywhere
During the ongoing investigation, the reporter found that four of the Hundred Flowers Awards conference One of the organizers is the "Office of Chinese Art Talents". Although it has no specific origin, it is quite active. It also participated in another activity, namely "Talent Embroidering China" 2024 to find the 100 most distinctive calligraphers and painters in China.
According to the notice of the event, art students and calligraphers from all over the country who are over 18 years old can apply to the organizing committee to participate in the awards selection. Awards include China's most influential poets and China's most distinctive collections. Calligrapher and China's most collectible painter... are still accepting applications, with fees ranging from 398 yuan to 1998 yuan.
The reporter contacted the person in charge of the event, Director Zhang, on the grounds that he wanted to help his family obtain relevant titles. According to the official website, send the work to the mailbox and pay the fee to obtain the corresponding certificate. For example, if you declare "China's most unique collectible painter", the title will be displayed on the certificate, as well as the specific level of the gold, silver and bronze awards
. , based on the content of the work, it is guaranteed to be a prize. "Director Zhang reminded that the organizing committee will hold an awards event in Xuzhou in mid-December. If you can't attend the event, just choose 398 yuan, which is enough. The reporter further inquired about the "Chinese Art Specialty" among the organizers. What is the origin of the "Office of Talented Students"? The other party only vaguely stated that it was jointly established by several units of the cultural and tourism department.
The reporter did not find this office among the institutions listed on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. As for students with artistic expertise, The Ministry of Education has issued a statement stating that it has never established a national certification center for students with artistic talents, has never recognized any certification institution for students with artistic talents, and does not encourage students to participate in the evaluation and certification activities of students with artistic talents carried out by social institutions and other relevant organizations (Beijing). Daily client)
