1. Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy)
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Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is one of the two highest-status Bodhisattva accompanying the Buddha. According to legend, when encountering troubles, as long as people faithfully chant her name, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva ...

2. Songsheng Niangniang (Goddess of Midwifery and Pregnancy)
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Songsheng Niangniang (Goddess of Midwifery and Pregnancy) is one of the goddesses that grant people children. Her title is "Many-Faced Patron Saint of Childbirth and Labor." Songsheng Niangniang ...

3. Tian Hou Sheng Mu (Heavenly Empress Saintly Mother)
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The “Heavenly Empress Saintly Mother” is Mazu, the most revered goddess in Taiwan. She was the six daughter of Lin Yuan, who lived in the town of Meizhou which was in Putian County of Fujian ...

4. Maritime Taiwan
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Oceans occupy 70 percent of the surface of the Earth and as such their presence can be seen in the progress of human civilization. In the 16th century, the world entered the Age of Sail, and all coastal ...

5. Tachia Matsu tour
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The goddess of the sea, Matsu, attracts thousands of believers at every stop of its round-the-island tour from the famous Tachia Temple in central Taiwan.  ...