Lifechanyuan International Family Society
Lifechanyuan International Family Society is a community that was founded in April 2009 by Xuefeng in Yunnan province, China. From 2009 to 2016, it had been called “the Second Home”, which implied that the community was a sweet and harmonious family home apart from each one’s home of origin, and this “Second Home” also applied a new and different lifestyle. It was forcibly disbanded in 2016 by the Chinese government. In 2017 Xuefeng moved to Canada where he set up a new community.
| Formation | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, BC |
Membership | Approximately 150 members worldwide |
Key people | Xuefeng (founder) |
| Website | http://www.smcyinternationalfamily.org |
Doctrine
Lifechanyuan is the integration of Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, science, and Mao Zedong. It is not a religion, rather a way of life through communal living and through preserving the environment. Lifechanyuan follows the path of the Greatest Creator, and the core values of Lifechanyuan are to revere the Greatest Creator, revere life, and revere nature. It requires that its members read the Chanyuan Corpus and follow the 800 values for the new era human beings. There is no marriage allowed in the community.
Chanyuan Celestial's
In order to become a Chanyuan Celestial you must be:
1. a civilized person.
2. a kind person.
3. a wise person.
4. a diligent person.
5. a person with great ideals.
6. a person wanting to be a celestial being.
7. a person who keeps promise.
8. a person who loves to bring delighted, joyful, free and happy life to others.
History
Founding of Lifechanyuan
In 2009, Xuefeng came back to China and established "The Second Home of Lifechanyuan" people group. It had been growing great, with in excess of one hundred and fifty (150) individuals on three ranches in Yunnan Province before it got disbanded by the Chinese government in 2017 In January 2017, in foresight of a promising future, Xuefeng changed the group's name to "Lifechanyuan International Family Society".
Life in the Community
There is no marriage allowed as they view it as patriarchal and Xuefeng views marriage as an outdated concept. However committed relationships are allowed.
Each member works for six to eight hours a day(farming, cleaning, or cooking) and share meals together. Each member gets his or her own bedroom but shared common space.