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What are the tourist attractions in Mazu, Fujian?

Meizhou Island Mazu Cultural Tourism Zone is located 42 kilometers southeast of Putian City, Fujian Province, only 1.82 nautical miles from the mainland. It is the second largest island in Putian, where Mazu became a god.

Meizhou Island has a land area of 14.35 square kilometers, a population of 38,000, an annual average temperature of 2 1℃ and a coastline of 30.4 kilometers. Including more than 30 islands, reefs and Oko Island.

72 nautical miles from Taichung Port in Taiwan Province Province. The island is 9.6 kilometers long from north to south and 1.3 kilometers wide from east to west, with a plain in the middle and a coastline of 30.4 kilometers. Putian dialect is used in the whole town, including Wuqiu, and Wuqiu Township in Putian is in the south.

Mazu is a belief in the sea god centered on the southeast coast of China, also known as Tian Fei, Tianhou, Tianmu and Tianmu. It is the god believed by boatmen, sailors, travelers, businessmen and fishermen in past dynasties.

Mazu, formerly known as Molin, was born in Meizhou Island, Putian on March 23, 1960, and died on September 9, 1987, the fourth year of Yongxi.

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 the treasure of China traditional culture. Mazu is a traditional folk belief circulating in the coastal areas of China.