As the most influential goddess of the sea in China, Mazu is at the centre of a host of beliefs and customs, including oral traditions, religious ceremonies and folk practices, throughout the ...

The 45-year-old actress is seen in Fujian as a living Mazu, the sea deity worshipped in the coastal province, after she played her in the eponymously titled 2012 Chinese television drama. Legend ...

Some 120 young people from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan arrive at the Meizhou Mazu Temple on Meizhou Island, Fujian province, on Nov 24, to worship and pay tribute to the sea goddess.

People touch a tortoise made with some 29.4 metric tons of rice for good wishes at a Mazu temple in Quanzhou, Fujian province, on Feb 10, Lantern Festival. Coorganized by Mazu temples in Quanzhou ...