Could sea goddess Mazu unite atheist mainland China with believer Taiwan? Taipei is suspicious of Beijing’s efforts to attract devotees of the goddess to her mother temple but 200,000 Taiwanese ...

Dajia Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the goddess Mazu, who is also revered in China. Similarly, China has employed various tools of economic coercion. Beijing has ...

In these places, she is known by different names, including Mazu ... the goddess' birthday is celebrated as the A-Ma festival. The worship of Tin Hau is also popular in Taiwan thanks to the ...

The lantern of goddess Mazu Photo: Courtesy of Lin Tianhong To ... the Mawei district and Matsu in Taiwan have exchanged lanterns as tradition and artistic performances with local characteristics ...

Andrew Ryan boards the iconic Alishan Forest Railway and uncovers the story behind Taiwan’s best-known train station meal. He also encounters the goddess Mazu, an unlikely passenger on one of ...