"I can feel the cohesion across the Taiwan Straits at the event site," Ma Jui-chun, a member of the Hsin Kang Feng Tian ...

Mazu, originally named Lin Mo, was born on Meizhou Island in Putian, Fujian, during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Revered for ...

One underused resource that Taiwan has that few other countries do, which it could say differentiates itself from China, is its vibrant folk religion temple festival culture. Unfortunately, leveraging ...

To reduce air pollution, more temples in Taiwan are restricting the burning of religious offerings. The bearded deity Guan Yu, flanked by other deities who represent righteousness, brotherhood and ...

"In Taiwan, every Mazu temple represents the roots of our ancestors ... goddess Mazu is held at a Mazu temple on Meizhou Island in Putian, Fujian province, on Sunday. Representatives from ...