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On 15 December 1950, the Matsu Administrative Office (馬祖行政公署 ) of Fujian Province, Republic of China, was established, including modern-day Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), as well as several islands in present-day Haidao Township (Xiapu County) and Taishan (台山) (Fuding County) [27] [28] which were lost to the PRC in 1950 ...
The Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage [1] [2] is an annual celebration of the Taoist sea goddess Mazu held in Taiwan.During the festival, a statue of Mazu is placed in a litter and carried by foot on a round-trip journey from Jenn Lann Temple in Dajia, Taichung to Fengtian Temple in Xingang, Chiayi, stopping at many more temples along the way.
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 ( Chinese : 林 默 娘 ; pinyin : Lín Mòniáng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Lîm Be̍k-niû / Lîm Bia̍k-niû / Lîm Be̍k-niô͘ ), a shamaness from Fujian ...
Taiwan has controlled Kinmen, and the Matsu islands to the north, since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists.
Local resident Andy Chow onboard a boat in the Matsu Islands witnessed the natural phenomenon that is sometimes referred to as ‘Sea Sparkle’.From about April to August of every year growing ...
Many young residents are more keen on preserving the islands’ unique culture, and have worked to build up trendy small businesses and a vibrant art scene. 26-year-old Chung Jing-yei is a ...
Mazu, also spelled as "Matsu", known as a sea goddess who blesses the fishermen with a safe journey during sailing, is widely revered by believers in Taiwan because of her merciful image. [3] Therefore, the Mazu pilgrimage is one of the popular religious activities in Taiwan.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War on September 10, 1937, Japan seized the two Lianjiang islands of Beigan and Nangan via the Collaborationist Chinese Army, making the islands the first in Fujian to fall to Japan. [3] [4] This led the county government to relocate to Danyang Township on April 19, 1941, before returning at the end of the war.