tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57516739821924934892012-02-16T09:43:10.454-08:00chinaunlimited weblognoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751673982192493489.post-88082332005931354092007-05-01T17:37:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:52:02.233-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JgyuYftb7r0/Rjfdkq-dpxI/AAAAAAAAAnM/ugHfzxtXVx0/s1600-h/afb+Tianjin,+Marsu+temple+(e,e).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059756328455350034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JgyuYftb7r0/Rjfdkq-dpxI/AAAAAAAAAnM/ugHfzxtXVx0/s400/afb+Tianjin,+Marsu+temple+(e,e).jpg" border="0" /></a> The temple of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Matzu</span> at Tianjin</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><br />This temple at Tianjin is dedicated to the Taoist goddess <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Matzu</span>. Literally her name means “Mother-Ancestor” (Ma-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cho</span>).<br /><br />She is the goddess of the Sea who protects sailors and fisherman. She is the patron saint who protects East Asians who are associated with the ocean.<br /><br />She is extremely popular among the Cantonese, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Fujianese</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Teochew</span>, Taiwanese and Vietnamese people, who have cultures strongly connected with the sea. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />At statues she is dressed in very beautiful colored clothing.<br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Matsu</span> Islands for the coast of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Fujian</span> district are also named after her. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5751673982192493489-8808233200593135409?l=matsutemple.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>chinaunlimited weblognoreply@blogger.com0