Once a humble fisherman's daughter from coastal China, Mazu became the protector of sailors, seafarers, and entire empires.

Cheng Ming-kun, head of the Taiwan Mazu Fellowship, an influential Mazu network with over 180 temples as members, says direct engagement with Beijing is important.

The Taiwan Tourism Administration has announced the successful conclusion of the 2025 Mazu (Matsu) Festival, a weeks-long religious and cultural celebration that drew record crowds and ...

In Taiwan, it has been the season for Mazu, the most widely venerated of folk deities that many people here turn to for solace, guidance and good fortune. This year, the country’s two major ...

With 10 young people carrying solemn statues of the sea goddess Mazu, a group of over 120 youths from both sides of the Taiwan Straits hiked some 200 kilometers to reach Meizhou Island in Putian ...

Statues of Mazu, the Chinese Goddess of the Sea, sit in a movie theatre before the premiere of the Taiwanese-produced animation Mazu in Taipei July 24, 2007. ... CHINA / Taiwan, HK, Macao.

People pay their respects to the sea goddess, Mazu, at a temple in Taiwan during the first day of the 2023 Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage. Christianity Today November 11, 2024. Share Share ...

In Taiwan, devotion to Mazu (the "maternal ancestor," pronounced "ma-dzou") attracts devotees every year during major pilgrimages, during which worshippers often walk nearly 100 kilometers on foot.

The Taiwan Tourism Administration warmly invites Canadian travelers to experience one of Asia's most breathtaking summer spectacles: the 2025 Taiwan International Balloon Festival, running through ...

Yet his choice to cite Mazu, a deity hailing from across the Taiwan Strait in the Chinese province of Fujian, also carried significance. When Mazu spoke to him in his dream, he said, she told him ...