22 sites defining Quanzhou
Tianhou Temple
Updated: Sep 2, 2021
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Tianhou Temple
天后宫
This site was dedicated to the worship of Mazu, the sea goddess, and was also a major center for the dissemination of Mazu belief around the world. It bears testimony to the formation and development of Mazu belief amid the rising maritime trade, revealing how folk beliefs and the will of the state worked in concert to advance maritime trade.
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