The shrine houses a sculpture of Mazu, the Chinese sea goddess who is widely worshipped by Chinese descendants overseas. Moreover, the shrine's Teochew-style architecture exhibits its culturally ...

Even the 15th-century A-Ma Temple, a shrine dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, holds unexpected significance today. When Portuguese settlers arrived centuries ago, they misinterpreted the ...

This was because people began to hang red cloth banners reading “all prayers will be answered” above the shrine entrances ... than gods and goddesses like the Holy Emperor Guan Yu and Mazu, and even ...

Two statues of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu boarding Xiamen Airlines flight MF881 departfrom Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on March 29. Photo: Chinanews. com Two statues of the Chinese sea ...

The launch ceremony of a month-long celebration honoring the sea goddess Mazu was held on March 29 on Meizhou Island in Putian, Fujian province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A month-long ...

The temple dedicated to the goddess Mazu in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 2016. OUTLOOKXP / CC-BY-SA 4.0 On the roof of the building, ornamental dragons dance like a raging ocean. Located in the center of ...

The controversy erupted after a promotional video showed players in the game destroying the interior of Itatehyozu Shrine, an actual shrine located in Himeji city.

Any reference to Subaru Tecnica International (STI) brings the Subaru faithful to their knees in reverence. The original cherry blossom pink, now red, logo continues to be a badge of honour on any ...

Ubisoft has quietly updated Assassin's Creed Shadows with a day one patch that includes changes to how players can interact with objects within the game's shrine locations. The change is minor ...

Before you start your search in Genshin Impact, make sure you have at least one key to open a shrine. This gives you access to the luxurious chest inside. Keep in mind that the keys meant for the ...