The statue will leave for Macao by air on Oct. 21, according to Liang Wenxing, an official with Chinese Mazu Culture Foundation in Macao, one of organizer of the historic tour.

Disciples and a statue of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu are seen in a parade around the Meizhou Island in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 25, 2020.

Two statues of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu departed from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on Saturday, boarding Xiamen Airlines flight MF881, were flown to the island of Taiwan for cultural ...

In Malaysia, an innovative temple is blending technology with tradition by presenting the world’s first AI-powered Mazu statue. This innovative move lets worshippers connect with a digital ...

In memory of Mazu's benevolence and dedication to others, local people started venerating her statue and consecrating her as the goddess of oceans who could bring peace, fortune and good luck. "Mazu ...

Meizhou Mazu is the most worshipped statue among Mazu's followers. Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2019 shows the statue of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu and the boarding pass of an airplane which will take ...

A statue of Mazu has stood in Melaka for nearly three centuries, bearing witness to the historic city’s maritime history and its cultural ties with China.

Mazu's presence in Taiwan has been a cultural phenomenon. In 1997 and 2017, her statue from Meizhou caused a sensation when it traveled to the island for ritual patrols.

Mazu is a Chinese goddess particularly popular in Taiwan and the southeastern provinces of China. But she's also arguably the most popular Chinese goddess around the world, worshipped in 20 ...

This human-sized wooden statue wearing an embroidered rope and a crown decorated with jewels is a Meizhou Mazu, who is from the ancestral temple of Mazu that is located on Meizhou Island of Putian ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2024 Changhua Mazu festival kicked off Friday (Sept. 27), with a grand procession scheduled to bless the community. Thirteen Mazu statues from various temples were gathered ...

A statue of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu is lifted for a parade around the Meizhou Island in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 25, 2020. In 2009, the Mazu belief and customs were ...