The birthplace of Mazu culture in Meizhou Island.

Meizhou Island in Putian, Fujian Province is a rare tourist attraction with unique coastal scenery and natural resources. Blue sky, blue sea, sunshine and beach constitute romantic coastal scenery. The coastline of the whole island is 30.4 kilometers long, with 13 golden beaches with a total length of 20 kilometers and marine eroded rocks of 5 kilometers.

There are more than 20 scenic spots on the island, which integrate blue sea, Jinsha, green forest, sea rocks, strange stones and temples, forming a unique natural landscape with mountains in the water, seas outside the mountains, mountains and seas connected, and sea and sky in one color. Mei's never-ending voice is like a drizzle, or like a bell and drum, like a complaint, like a roar. After years of baptism, the majestic goose tail stone is lifelike, lifelike, like a frog, an eagle, a lion and a boat. Meizhou Island not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also charming cultural landscape. Meizhou Bay faces Taiwan Province Strait to the southeast, and Meizhou Island faces Bao Dao, Taiwan Province Province.

Meizhou Island is the hometown of Mazu, the famous goddess of peace at sea, the birthplace of Mazu culture and the holy land of nearly 200 million Mazu believers in more than 20 countries and regions around the world. It is called "Mecca of the East". Mother's spirit is everywhere, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. Mazu Tempel, Tianfei Palace and Tianhou Palace are all over Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Chinese mainland. There are more than 5,000 Mazu Tempel in Taiwan Province province alone, with160,000 followers.

Mazu belief spread to Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, India, the United States, France, Denmark, Brazil, Argentina and other countries 17. Where there are people from China, almost all people believe in Mazu. There are also people with the same name, such as Tian Fei Gate in Tianjin, Zuma Island in Fujian, Ma Gong in Penghu, Taiwan, and Ma Ge in Macau. Since the 1990s, Meizhou Island has received millions of pilgrims at home and abroad every year, including nearly100000 compatriots in Taiwan Province Province. This is the place where Chinese mainland attracts the largest and densest number of Taiwan compatriots, especially the annual Mazu birthday and Mazu ascensiontide. Pilgrimage tourism activities are unprecedented. As the saying goes, "Hannah Quinlivan in the Song Dynasty is a legend, and Meizhou is a sacred place; So far, the sea is full of fragrance. "

Ticket time

Tickets for Meizhou Island in Putian: from 58 yuan (7 yuan, the province); It is open from 07:00- 19:00 every day throughout the year.

traffic survey

There are three bus lines in Meizhou Island: bus line 1 passing through Meizhou Wharf, Mazu Tempel, Market, Lianhua Street, Golden Beach and Goose-tailed Shen Shi Garden, with one ticket for 2 yuan. Bus lines No.2 include Meizhou Wharf, Mazu Tempel, Market, Zhaixia, Kaiyuan, Golden Beach and Ewei Shen Shi Garden. The whole fare is one ticket, 2 yuan. The three newly-added tourist routes are Meizhou Wharf, Mazu Tempel, Meihai Hotel, Lianchi Beach, Gold Coast Resort, International Hotel, Mazu Film and Television City, Goose Tail Stone Garden and Golden Beach. The fare for this route is one ticket to 3 yuan.