比干是中华民族妇孺皆知的忠贞梗直的高尚人物，对他的高洁人品，人皆有“高山仰止”之慨；对他的悲惨遭遇，人皆有“替身以欲其生”之心。他为历代有为帝王祭祀和敕封，为历代文人竭力赞颂，他在民间传说、通俗艺术中被民众塑造成圣洁无暇的完人楷模，公正的赐予者、万民的护佑者。多年来，以祭祀比干为中心宗旨的，群众性、大型综合性文化活动，持续不断，影响深远。加之比干为7000万之众的林姓太始祖，而林姓后裔在***侨界的势威声隆，卫辉市比干庙的“比干祭典”也绵延不绝、规模日隆的。比干祭典，又因比干的人品及被刨心后一度“无心”的特有状况，而被演化为“文财神”和“主财神”，更为历代商家、百姓所尊崇，包含着极为丰厚的民族文化基因。


    
    Weihui is a famous historic city, where burns the highest official Bigan in Shang Dynasty. Bigan Temple is a typical building uniting temple and tomb together in China. The country's God, Bigan is loyal, upright and noble personage known for almost every person in China. He is the first patriotic and loyal official written in historic documents. After the Emperor Taizong feted him with the most solemn ceremony and set fixed rules, Bigan's Fiesta develops into a folk traditional custom gradually with a good reputation all around the world. 
     
    In these hundreds of years, not only local people but all Chinese regard him as a loyal official as well as the representative of Chinese spirit. This spirit arouses a series of folk customs and ceremonies. Bigan's Fiesta is actually a cultural sediment in relief, which possesses profound historic and academic values on researching Chinese national characteristics. Bigan's Fiesta has also been listed into Henan Intangible Cultural Heritage Record.