Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang,a shamaness from Fujian who is said to have lived in the late 10th century. After her death,she became revered as a tutelary deity of Chinese seafarers,including fishermen and sailors. Her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia,where some Mazuist temples are affiliated with famous Taiwanese temples. Mazu was traditionally thought to roam the seas,protecting her believers through miraculous interventions. She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and benevolent Queen of Heaven.
Zhouzhuang is a water town known for its canals in Jiangsu province,China. It is located within the administrative area of Kunshan,30 km southeast of the city centre of Suzhou.
A paifang,also known as a pailou,is a traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure.
Songzi Niangniang,also referred to in Taiwan as Zhusheng Niangniang (註生娘娘),is a Taoist fertility goddess. She has been identified with many historical figures. She is often depicted as Guan Yin herself in drawings,or alternatively as an attendant of Guan Yin;Guan Yin herself is also often referred to as "Guan Yin Who Brings Children". She is depicted as an empress figure,much like Xi Wangmu and Mazu. She is often portrayed as an attendant to Bixia Yuanjun.
The Thien Hau Temple,officially the Tue Thanh Guildhall,is a Chinese-style temple of the Chinese Goddess of Sea,Mazu on Nguyễn Trãi Street in the Cholon ("Chinatown") of District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.
Zhaobao Mountain also known as Zhaobao Mount or Zhaobao Hill. Located on the north bank near the mouth of the Yong River at the east end of the town of Zhenhai 12 miles (19 km) northeast of the city of Ningbo.
The Cide Temple on Dianziding Street,also known as the Dianziding,Liujia,Mazu,or Tianhou Temple,is a temple northwest of Lotus Lake in Zuoying District,Kaohsiung,Taiwan. In Chinese,it is commonly distinguished by its location.
AAAAA (5A) is awarded to the most important and best-maintained tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China,given the highest level in the rating categories used by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. As of 2020,there are 279 tourist attractions listed as 5A.
Chinese traditional religion is polytheistic;many deities are worshipped in a pantheistic view where divinity is inherent in the world. The gods are energies or principles revealing,imitating,and propagating the way of heaven,which is the supreme godhead manifesting in the northern culmen of the starry vault of the skies and its order. Many gods are ancestors or men who became deities for their heavenly achievements. Most gods are also identified with stars and constellations. Ancestors are regarded as the equivalent of Heaven within human society,and therefore,as the means of connecting back to Heaven,which is the "utmost ancestral father".
The East Zhejiang Maritime Affairs/Folk Custom Museum is a museum located in Yinzhou District in Ningbo,Zhejiang,China. It is located in the Qing'an Guildhall,a reconstructed complex which once housed a temple to the sea-goddess Mazu. Originally built in 1191,the complex was destroyed and rebuilt several times. After its mid-19th century restoration by Ningbo's guild of Fujianese merchants,it was acclaimed as one of the most beautiful temples in China and was used by the merchants as their guildhall. It was destroyed in 1949 as the Communists were fighting the Chinese Civil War,and suffered further harm during the Cultural Revolution,but was repaired from 1997 to 2001. It reopened in June 2001 as a museum dedicated to eastern Zhejiang's maritime history and local arts and crafts.
The Tianfei Palace,officially the Mazu Cultural Palace and also known as the Tianhou Palace,is a restored temple of the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu,the deified form of the medieval Fujianese shamaness Lin Moniang,located in Fangta Park in Songjiang,Shanghai,in eastern China. Officially classified as a museum,the Tianfei Palace conducts Mazuist rites twice a year,on the traditional anniversaries of Lin Moniang's birth and death. It is also used as the site for an annual commemoration of Songjiang's city god Li Daiwen.
The Tianhou Temple,also known as the Kaitai Tianhou or Mazu Temple,is a temple to the Chinese Goddess Mazu,who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen,sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean. The temple is located in the Anping District of Tainan on Taiwan.
The Lukang Tianhou Temple,also known as the Lukang Mazu Temple,is a Chinese temple dedicated to the Chinese Goddess Mazu,the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen,sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean. The temple is located at 430 Zhongshan Road in Lukang Township,Changhua County,Taiwan. It is one of the island's most famous and popular Mazu temples.
The Penghu Tianhou Temple is a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu located on Zhengyi Street in Magong City,Penghu,Taiwan. It is usually considered the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan and,despite differences in characters,is the namesake of the surrounding city of Magong. It is open from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm daily.
Mount Mian,also known by its Chinese name Mianshan,is a mountain in the town of Mianshan in Jiexiu,Jinzhong,in central Shanxi Province in North China. Its official scenic area opened in the year 2000 and covers 75 km2 (29 sq mi),with about 400 attractions grouped into 14 tourist areas.
Events from the year 1683 in China.
Bixia Yuanjun,also known as Taishan Niangniang,is the goddess of Mount Tai,childbirth and destiny in Chinese traditional religion (Taoism).
Guan'ao Longfeng Temple is a temple located in Jinsha Township,Kinmen County,Fujian. The temple's main deity is the sea goddess Mazu.
