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According to CCTV staffers who have already watched Mazu – Goddess of the Sea, the culture-centered documentary is informative and of high quality.
Wearing her hair in a bun resembling a ship's sail and dressed in a blue top symbolizing the sea, Nikita Li Van Heerden from South Africa immersed herself in the Mazu atmosphere of Meizhou Island ...
A group from the Beigang Chaotian Temple in Taiwan has presented a gold statue of the Taoist sea goddess Mazu to Pope Francis at the Vatican, hoping the effigy will serve as a bridge between ...
Mazu, protector of seafarers, boarded the train at Putian in Fujian province on Friday with an entourage of 230 worshippers for one of her regular “inspection tours”.
A group of 20 pilgrims traveled from Taiwan to Meizhou in Fujian province to honor Mazu — a revered goddess of the sea who is worshipped on both sides of the Straits. [Photo provided to ...
In a first-of-its-kind religious innovation, a Taoist temple in southern Malaysia has introduced what it claims is the world's first artificial intelligence-powered deity: "AI Mazu Statue", a ...
People who practice the faith believe in Mazu, the Chinese goddess of the sea. The parade was held to celebrate her emergence into a goddess over a thousand years ago.
On an island whose religious diversity is part of its democratic identity, many of the faithful participating in a pilgrimage for Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, were in their 20s and teens.
HUNDREDS of devotees gathered at the Sun and Moon Temple in Weld Quay, Penang, for a colourful and lively celebration to mark the 1,051st birthday of the Sea Goddess Mazu.
The trip to Malaysia and Singapore is the inaugural tour of a cultural exchange to pay homage to the goddess of the sea and a festival in her name. It was organized by the Chinese Meizhou Mazu ...
The planned demolition of an exquisite old sea goddess temple in Bangkok by landowner Chulalongkorn University has outraged the local Chinese-Thai community, who have vowed to protect the structure.
Wearing her hair in a bun resembling a ship's sail and dressed in a blue top symbolizing the sea, Nikita Li Van Heerden from South Africa immersed herself in the Mazu atmosphere of Meizhou Island in ...