Mazu
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Mazu or Matsu is a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. She is also known by several other names and titles. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang, a sha
19th-century wooden Mazu statue, Field Museum of Natural History
The alleged tomb of Lin Moniang in Nangan in the Matsu Islands
A statue of Mazu Goddess near Meizhou Mazu Temple grounds in Meizhou Island, Fujian, China
A statue of Mazu at the Heavenly Queen Temple in Footscray, Victoria.
Meizhou Island
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Meizhou Island, Meichow; Meichou, is a small island close to the coast of China. Meizhou Town is an administrative unit of Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China. It is known for being the birthplace o
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…Very little is known of the historical Lin Moniang. She was apparently a shamaness from a small fishing village on Meizhou Island, part of Fujian's Putian County, in the late 10th century. She probably did not live there, but on the nearby mainland. During this era, Fujian was…
The Heavenly Empress Palace-Meizhou Ancestral Temple
Meizhou (written as 湄州㠘)