Talk:Mazu

The woman's death

For some reason, I remembered Lin Muoniang died because she tried to save her 2 brothers and father from drowning when their boat flipped. And to reply her mother's call on the shore, she opened her mouth, thereby dropping one of her family member she was carrying by the mouth. And somehow she drowned after that. Mmm... it sounds a bit ironic. In any case, in no online references did I find such a thing, none even mentioned how she died, so young! Does anybody know? --Menchi 12:15 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Found how she died when working on the Matsu Islands article. I was wrong about them not relating. Although some of those articles providing her death cause mistaken the Matsu Islands being her origin, her birthplace. --Menchi 19:25 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Revival of the cult in mainland China

The situation of the cult (which when used as a synonym of "culture" or "worship" does not convey negative connotations) of goddess Mazu in mainland China is not as negative as the article seems to suggest. Indeed, Mazuism has energetically revived in the mainland with new temples built in all coastal provinces and all sorts of study conferences and rituals organised with the participation not only of mainland and Taiwanese cultural associations, but also of cadres of the CCP. Not being an "official religion" in China does not mean to be "outlaw" and "banned". Indeed, being an "official religion" in China (of which there are five) means that that given religion is "officially regulated" by a state apparatus. This is not the case of folk or popular religions of deities, which freely flourish without government interference. It is also important to notice that "religion" in China means "doctrine", and "worship", "cults" or "cultures" of deities are not regarded as such, but rather as "living systems" or "ways of life". Indeed, Mazuism is officially recognised at regional level in Fujian (see p. 22), not merely as a "religion" but as a "culture", which as we have seen has broader implications in Chinese language.--80.182.232.5 (talk) 22:43, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

• Also note how well China's state media treat the cult of the goddess: TJTV - Mazu culture in Tianjin; Mazu - Goddess of the Sea; Fujian province holds Mazu Culture Forum.--80.182.232.5 (talk) 22:52, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

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Also a Mazu temple in Tianjin?

Isn't there also a Mazu temple in Tianjin, northern China, called "天津天后宫"? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 02:43, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

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