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Thiên Hậu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City
This is a list of Mazu temples, dedicated to Mazu (媽祖) also known as Tian Shang Sheng Mu (天上聖母) or Tian Hou (天后) Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as Ancestral Deity for Lin (林) Clan. Australia Burma (Myanmar) China Mainland China Hong Kong Macao Taiwan , , , , Xinwu District, Taoyuan, Xinwu , , Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan , , Opened 1826. Includes list of tallest statues, world's 3rd-tallest statue of Mazu. , , , - , , , Tiānhòu Gōng , Lukang, Changhua, Lukang , Changhua County, Changhua , Also known as the Tianhou. & or Tienhou Palace.. , , - , , , Tiānhòu Gōng , Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Cijin , Kaohsiung , Opened in 1673.. & Also known as the Cijin. or Cihou Tianhou Temple. , , - , Mazu Temple (Magong), Tianhou Temple , , Tiānhòu Gōng , Magong , Penghu , Usually reckoned Taiwan's oldest Mazu temple. , , - , Wanhe Temple. & , , , , Wànhé G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Revered after her death as a tutelary deity of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia and overseas, where some Mazuist temples are affiliated with famous Taiwanese temples. She was thought to roam the seas, protecting her believers through miraculous interventions. She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and a benevolent Queen of Heaven. Mazu worship is popular in Taiwan as large numbers of early immigrants to Taiwan were Hoklo people; her temple festival is a major event in the country, with the largest celebrations around her temples at Dajia and Beigang. Names and titles In addition to Mazu.. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
