Brief introduction of Mazu culture

Mazu culture is the general name of the material and spiritual wealth left by the working people in the process of respecting and believing in Mazu for thousands of years, and it is one of the important cultural treasures of the Chinese nation. Mazu culture, as a representative of China's marine culture, has been closely related to many peaceful diplomatic activities and maritime traffic and trade in China in recent thousand years. In 2009, Mazu's belief and customs were listed in UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and Mazu culture became the common spiritual wealth of all mankind, especially countries along the Maritime Silk Road in the 2nd/kloc-0th century.

Mazu culture belongs not only to China, but also to the world. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 5,000 Mazu Tempel in the world, with more than 200 million Mazu followers, especially in countries along the Maritime Silk Road.

Due to the unique historical development conditions and spread scope, Mazu belief not only has the characteristics of destiny culture, but also is a symbol of national culture. Overseas, many Chinese gathering places regard Tianhou Palace as the core and main place of community activities because of their recognition of Mazu culture. Mazu belief is easy to communicate, understand and harmonize with the world's three major religious beliefs, which invisibly promotes the emotional contact between overseas Chinese and the people in the host country, and realizes the great harmony of "Mazu is a family of believers in the world". Therefore, further spreading the great love spirit of Mazu culture can give full play to the cohesion and creativity of people in countries and regions along the Maritime Silk Road.

As the forerunner of cultural exchange, Mazu culture plays an important role in promoting the coordinated development of economy and culture and the in-depth cooperation of regional economy. For example, Mazu culture builds a platform to cooperate with countries along the Maritime Silk Road in the fields of infrastructure, industrial docking, marine economy, investment and trade. Fujian has built seven comprehensive offshore fishing bases in ASEAN, and coastal ports have opened 5 1 sea routes to Southeast Asia. At the same time, cross-border electronic commerce and logistics information sharing platform has been developed for ASEAN countries to promote information exchange, customs clearance of goods and personnel exchanges among countries along the route.

It is the common responsibility of peace-loving people in Fujian province, the whole country and even the whole world to inherit Mazu culture and carry forward Mazu spirit. We should vigorously promote the inheritance, development and innovation of Mazu culture, build a broad platform for Chinese at home and abroad to closely contact and expand exchanges and cooperation, promote the development of Mazu cultural exchange and communication in a wider field and at a higher level, and further enhance the influence of Mazu cultural brand in the construction of the Maritime Silk Road in the 20th10+0th century.

Where is Mazu Tempel?

Mazu Tempel, namely "Meizhou Mazu Tempel", is located in Meizhou Island, Putian City, Fujian Province. Founded in four years of the Northern Song Dynasty (987), it is the birthplace of Mazu culture.

Meizhou Mazu Tempel is the first Mazu Tempel in the world, and most of the existing buildings are in the Qing Dynasty. The front hall of Mazu Tempel complex is laid out with the central axis and built according to the mountain situation, forming a main temple road with a depth of 300 meters and a height difference of more than 40 meters. From the mountain gate, the instrument gate to the main hall, each group of buildings is connected by 323 steps. There is also a giant Mazu stone statue at the top of the ancestral hall, which is 14 meters high.