Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Asian community in King County, Washington, recently celebrated the proclamation of Mazu Day in King County on Sept. 9 and the ...

VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ -- The Taiwan Tourism Administration has announced the successful conclusion of the 2025 Mazu (Matsu) Festival, a weeks-long religious and cultural celebration that ...

The sleepy town of Yuanlin in central Taiwan is transformed when Mazu passes through. The maiden-turned-goddess lived in southern China during the tenth century—and, according to legend, used her ...

On an island whose religious diversity is part of its democratic identity, many of the faithful participating in a pilgrimage for Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, were in their 20s and teens. A statue, being ...

The ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar (October 9 this year) marks the anniversary of Chinese patron goddess Mazu ascending into heaven. To promote Mazu culture, the documentary Mazu – ...

A Malaysian Taoist temple has launched what it claims is the world’s first “AI Mazu statue” — a digital version of the revered Chinese sea goddess that can interact with worshippers and answer their ...

A statue of Mazu at the Nansha Mazu Ancestral Temple in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province Photo: IC On Sunday morning, Lin Guiying, a Thai Chinese, got up at six, put on a red shirt, and ...

With 10 young people carrying solemn statues of the sea goddess Mazu, a group of over 120 youths from both sides of the Taiwan Straits hiked some 200 kilometers to reach Meizhou Island in Putian city, ...

In Malaysia, an innovative temple is blending technology with tradition by presenting the world’s first AI-powered Mazu statue. This innovative move lets worshippers connect with a digital version of ...

Mazu is a Goddess of the sea predominantly worshipped by Chinese people who live in the southeastern coastal areas of China like Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and Zhejiang, as well as neighboring areas in ...

XIAMEN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- An airplane departed from Xiamen, a coastal city of east China's Fujian Province Thursday morning, carrying a special passenger -- the Chinese sea goddess Mazu. She is ...

"More and more people in Thailand are getting interested in the Mazu culture, and through Mazu, they are gaining a deeper understanding about the Chinese culture," said Vice Chairman of Thailand ...