Putian city ~

Geographical location: Putian is located in the central coastal area of Fujian Province, with east longitude118o27'-19o39' and north latitude 24o 59'-25o 46'. The whole terrain is backed by mountains and seas, with mountains in the northwest, rolling hills in the middle and vast flat plains in the southeast.

Administrative division: Putian, known as Xinghua and Xing 'an in history, has been the political, economic and cultural center of central Fujian since ancient times. 1983 the State Council approved the establishment of a city and became a provincial city, which now governs Xianyou County, Licheng District, Chengxiang District, Hanjiang District and Xiuyu District. It covers an area of 4,200 square kilometers and has a population of 3 million.

Climate characteristics: Putian has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, with annual average temperature 18o-2 1o, annual average sunshine hours 1995.9 hours, frost-free period of 300-350 days and annual rainfall1000-180.

Putian City is located on the coast of the East China Sea and the west bank of the Taiwan Strait. Because of its unique geographical and climatic resources, it is extremely suitable for planting subtropical precious fruit trees such as longan. Among them, longan, loquat, litchi and honey pomelo are four traditional famous fruits in Putian, which have always been famous at home and abroad, especially longan, and are known as "Xinghua Longan is the best in the world".

Putian longan planting has a long history, which began in the Han Dynasty more than two thousand years ago. According to Zuo Taichong's "Shu Du Fu", "There are dragons on the side and lychees on the side. Longan is only available in central Fujian and southern Guangdong. " According to the inscription written by Huang Tao for Lingyan Temple in Huangshan Mountain, the cultivation and processing techniques of longan in Dongfeng Temple in Putian County, such as high grafting, seedling grafting, variety selection and longan drying, are in a leading position in the country. Putian City is one of the national key longan production bases, 1999. The city's longan area is nearly10.2 million hectares, with a production area of 0.6 million hectares. The estimated annual output is about 30,000 tons, of which10.8 million tons is used for baking, and 0.6-0.7 million tons of "Xinghua dried longan" products can be processed.

Putian longan has bred many varieties and excellent quality because of its unique cultivation area. There are more than 80 varieties in the city, the largest in the country. Putian is located in the northern edge of China's longan planting area, with abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and large temperature difference between day and night, which is conducive to the accumulation of soluble solids (mainly sugar). Therefore, the flavor of Xinghua longan is sweeter than that of other producing areas, and many excellent varieties have been cultivated. Putian longan is characterized by large fruit, high yield and high soluble solid content (that is, high sugar content). "Shuinan 1" and "Youyi 106" both reached the national first-class longan standard, leading in China. "Songfengben" and "beginning of winter Ben" are popular because of their late maturity. The main varieties are Wulongling, Youguanben, Shuinan 1, Songfengben, beginning of winter Ben, etc. They mature from mid-August to mid-October, with an average fruit weight of 13- 19g and a yield of 65-72%.

Putian dried longan processing technology has been passed down from generation to generation, which is unique. "Xinghua dried longan" has a long-standing reputation for its large particles, orange yellow, round shell, crystal flesh, easy peeling and sweet taste. It has been exported to Southeast Asia, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui and other places in history.

Longan is not only a nutritious fruit, but also has medicinal value. There are many beautiful legends in history. According to the Records of Xinghua Prefecture, Song acceded to the throne in August of the following year, and the queen was in poor health, and the imperial doctor was helpless. It coincided with Xinghua's tribute to longan in Beijing. The queen took a bite and suddenly felt drooling, so she could swallow it and go. The queen recovered and was awarded the good name of "Guiyuan", which has been passed down to this day. It is also said that longan is superior to many fruits, unique and absolutely beautiful. Modern medical and nutritional analysis has proved that longan and its products, such as dried longan, longan meat, longan paste and longan sauce, have the effects of stimulating appetite, invigorating spleen, tonifying deficiency and improving intelligence, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. Dried longan can be used as a good product to treat physical weakness, anemia, neurasthenia and postpartum blood deficiency. The medicinal value of longan was recorded as early as in the Classic of Materia Medica: "Longan is sweet in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic, mainly treating five internal organs, calming the mind and calming the nerves, being strong and intelligent after long-term service, improving intelligence, keeping fit and knowing the spirit". Li Shizhen also mentioned in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Longan can stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, tonify deficiency and improve intelligence." According to Okura, a Japanese medical expert, longan meat also contains crude protein, vitamin K( 196.5 mg/100 g pulp) and inorganic salts, which is very beneficial to human health. Regarding the second anti-aging natural food in China, experts pointed out: "Longan and Polygonum multiflorum are both anti-aging natural foods." Experiments in the Japanese medical community have proved: "Longan has a strong anti-cancer effect, and its efficacy is no less than that of vincristine."

Mazu is a kind of intimate address for the goddess of the sea. According to the records of the Song Dynasty, she is a woman surnamed Lin in Meizhou, Putian.

Lin is one of the big families in Fujian. Lu Lin footballer, the ancestor of Lin Min, did business in Du Jiang Town (now Nanjing) of Si Marui in the first year of Jin Yongjia (307). Ten years later,

Si Marui Yu Jianye was the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, and Lu Lin footballer would ride a regular servant to lead the Hepu satrap to move far away. In the third year of Taining (325), Lu Lin footballer was ordered to keep Jin 'an (now Fujian).

The coastal areas of central Fujian, western Fujian and southern Fujian, where Fuzhou is located, were all given to the king of Jinan County. Lu Lin, the 10th Sun Linmao, moved to Beiluo Village in Putian in Sui Dynasty (Zixiao Mountain at the end of the Western Heaven).

Area). On 16th, Sun Linpi went to Zhu Cheng (now Zhu Cheng Village, Xitianwei Town).

(Lin Pi was born in the 11th year of Tang Tianbao in the Ming Dynasty (752). Finally, it was officially checked that Prince Zhan and Suzhou did not drive. Give a purple fish bag and a pillar country, and give birth to nine children named Wei, Zao and Zhu.

Recommend, accumulate, Mongolia, wheat, all officials to the state secretariat (that is, state animal husbandry), the history is called "nine animal husbandry forest." )

Jelly Lin, the seventh ancestor of Mazu, ranks sixth among the "Nine Brothers". Tang Zhenyuan was born in the Ming Dynasty in the fourth year (788) and served as our envoy to give up. The first year of Yuanhe (806) Xichuan

Our time made Liu Pi rebel, and sent an executioner to threaten Lin Yun with a knife to rebel with him. Lin Yun scolded without fear, "Even if I die, why should I be stubborn and sharpen my knife?" Liu Jianqi is honest,

Never dare to kill anyone. After the Sichuan Rebellion, Ren Shaozhou was the secretariat. After his death, he was endowed with "loyalty".

One of the descendants of Lin Yun, who lives along the coast of Meizhou Bay, is named Zhongmen, which means "Loyalty Festival". Now the place names are still the same. Lin Biao, Mazu's great-great grandfather, was an official in the Five Dynasties. great-grandfather

Bao Jigong was a last-rate official. In the first year of Xiande (954), he was appointed as the military envoy of the Scouts. In view of the chaos in the sky, he gave up his official position and retired. Grandpa's name is Fu, and he is the general manager of Fujian.

Mazu's father only wants to leave his name, and officials in the early Song Dynasty will check it. His mother Wang gave birth to a boy and six girls. Mazu is the youngest daughter in this family.

At the mouth of Meizhou Bay in Putian City, Fujian Province, there is a beautiful island called Meizhou Island. There is a tall male on the island.

Splendid temples are dedicated to the world-famous "Poseidon" Mazu.

Mazu was born in an official family and was the 22nd granddaughter of Jin 'an County King in Fujian Jin Dynasty. This is the local hope.

Family. Her original name was Lin, Mazu's father, and Wang, her mother, and she did good deeds and accumulated virtue with many people. One night, Wang

In the dream, Master Guanyin kindly said to her, "Your family has accumulated virtue and done good deeds. Now I'll give you a pill, which Tzu Chi deserves. "

Here. "So he is pregnant. By the evening of March 23rd, the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (960), the king was near.

During childbirth, I saw a red light coming into the room from the northwest, which was dazzling and fragrant for a long time. Listen again

It thundered like spring thunder and the ground turned purple. Wang felt a shock in his abdomen and Mazu fell down.

Healthy. Because of the strange life, I love it very much. She never cried from birth until she was full, so her father named her "Mo".

Mazu has a brother and five sisters. When she was eight years old, she went to a private school to study, and she could quickly master the articles taught by her teachers. At the age of ten, she believed in Buddhism, burned incense and recited scriptures, and worked tirelessly in the morning and evening. At the age of thirteen, an old Taoist Xuan Tong often visited her house and said to her, "You are a fairy, you should get married." So he was awarded the "Xuanwei Secret Law". She can understand the gist by practicing law.

When Mazu was sixteen, she wandered around with a group of women and took care of herself in the well. Suddenly, I saw the man of God rushing into the well with a pair of bronze symbols, and then surrounded by a fairy class, and gave her the bronze symbols. The female companions all ran away in horror, and Mazu didn't get suspicious, and soon she was well informed. Since then, although she is in the room, she can often wander outside, talking about good fortune and bad fortune, without exception. People from far and near are very grateful that she can sail across the sea and save the shipwreck. She often treats people and eliminates disasters, calling her "goddess" and "dragon lady".

Mazu 16 years old. One day in autumn in September, her father and brother crossed the sea by boat to the north. At that time, Mazu was carefully weaving in the room. Suddenly, he collapsed on the loom and closed his eyes. His face suddenly changed. Grab the shuttle with one hand and express it with the other, step firmly on the machine shaft and try your best to support it so as not to lose. When her mother found out, she was very scared and woke her up quickly. Mazu accidentally dropped the shuttle to the ground. She opened her eyes, stamped her foot and cried loudly, "My father was saved, and my brother fell into the sea and died!" " "His mother was very alarmed and quickly sent someone to inquire about the news. After a while, someone reported that Mazu was telling the truth. At that time, his father panicked in the rough waves and capsized several times. If someone seems to hold his rudder firmly and approach her brother's boat, his brother can't help it. At that time, Mazu closed his eyes, stepped on his father's boat and grabbed his brother's rudder. His mother woke her up, the space shuttle fell to the ground, and his brother's rudder was damaged and overturned. His father escaped from danger and went home, while his brother was swallowed up by the rough waves. After his brother drowned, Mazu accompanied his mother, sister-in-law and several villagers and sailed to the vast sea to find his brother's body. At that time, the sea was rough, and they suddenly found a group of aquatic animals gathered on the sea, and everyone could not help but be afraid. Mazu said, don't be afraid, and told the aquarium not to meet. Suddenly, the color of the water became clear, and her brother's body floated on the sea. At this time, everyone realized that it was a water god to protect the body. Finally, my brother's body was brought back, and Meizhou islanders praised her for her filial piety and charity. From then on, whenever Mazu's birthday came, there were groups of big fish in the middle of the night, which lined up in front of the cocoon like dancing and dispersed at dawn.

In the west of Meizhou, there is a place called Wen Jia (now Wen Jia), which is the hub of Meizhou Bay. Rocks are mixed and distributed on land. Once, a merchant ship passed by here and was attacked by a strong wind. A corner of the ship hit a rock and seawater flooded into the cabin. The situation is very critical. The people on board shouted for help. When Mazu was informed, he was very anxious and told the villagers that the merchant ship bulls were about to sink and they had to go to the rescue immediately. But everyone looked at the wind and waves and dared not move forward. At this critical moment, Mazu picked up some grass at her feet and threw it into the sea. When braking, several grasses turned into big fir trees, and they headed for the boat. Merchant ships are tied to big fir trees, so they won't sink. Soon, it was calm, and the people on board celebrated each other and survived. They all help and celebrate with God. When the ship docked, I suddenly found Damu missing. After asking the villagers, I realized that it was Mazu's magic that turned the grass into fir and attached it to the boat. This is the legendary "turning grass to save businessmen".

It is said that there was a Er Shen in the northwest of Meizhou Island at that time: alert and attentive. Bright and good vision, no clairvoyance. Er Shen frequented worship, and the villagers suffered greatly, praying for Mazu's punishment. The goddess went up the mountain and chose among the women. After more than ten days, she met them. Er Shen mistakenly thought Mazu was a folk woman. Recently, Mazu brushed a silk handkerchief in his hand, and the haze enveloped the air and the wind swept the ground. The two monsters still looked at it with axes. Mazu said, dare you throw down your axe? They left it, but they couldn't let it go, and they were at a loss. Two years later, Er Shen came out to worship again. This time, it appeared on the water, riding the wind and waves, riding the bubble, ups and downs. At that time, witches could not cure them. Mazu said: "Rivers, lakes and seas, water is virtuous, and bells are ringing. If he gallops in the land of prosperity, he will overcome it with civil engineering. " So he cast a spell, the tree whistled, flying sand and stones, and Er Shen had nowhere to hide, so he bowed down to the ground and wished to return to Mazu. The goddess regards them as disciples, eyes and ears, saving shipwrecks, exorcising evil spirits and promoting goodness.

Song Taizong yongxi four years (987), matsu was 28 years old. The day before the Double Ninth Festival, Mazu said to his family, "My heart is so clean that I don't want to live on earth. Tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, and I want to climb the mountain. Say goodbye to you in advance. " Everyone thought that she was going to climb high and overlook, but she didn't know that she would become an immortal. The next morning, Mazu burned incense and recited scriptures, and said to her sisters, "Today, I want to climb a mountain and travel far away to realize my wish, but the road is difficult and dangerous, so you can't accompany me." Sisters smiled and comforted her and said, "Just swim, why worry!" Mazu then bid farewell to her sisters and went straight to the highest point of Mae Peak. At this moment, I saw the thick clouds on the top of Meifeng Peak, and a stream of white gas went straight into the sky, as if I heard the fairy music played by a string of silk and bamboo in the sky, which went straight into the sky and reflected the rainbow. Mazu flies in the sky by driving Xiangyun in Changfeng. Looking down at the world, it is looming. Suddenly, the clouds were mixed up and out of sight. Meizhou people looked up and were shocked. Since then, Mazu has often appeared, and villagers can often see her beside caves in rocks, or sitting in clouds, or Zhu Yi flying on the sea. Always show dreams and show saints, save people in emergencies and protect the country and the people. So people in the village built a temple in Mei Feng, and worshiped it devoutly. Later generations came to worship in an endless stream.

Mazu spent his life in the sea, helping the poor and saving many fishing boats and merchant ships in the stormy waves; She resolutely refused to marry compassion and devoted herself to doing good and saving the world.

Legend of Mazu's life

There are many legends about Mazu's life, including 15 recorded in Tianhou Zhi and 16 recorded in Tian Fei Epiphany Record. They are:

A: The fish is evergreen: there is a small island next to Meizhou Island. It is said that one day, when Mazu was visiting the island, he scattered vegetables on the ground. Soon, vegetables miraculously grew and blossomed everywhere. Then, grow naturally without farming every year. The local people regard fairy flowers as flowers. In the future, people will call this place "Caiziyu".

B: Pray for rain to help the people: According to legend, when Mazu was twenty-one, there was a drought in Putian, and all the people in the county said that Mazu could not save the disaster. Therefore, Yinqin County turned to Mazu for help. Mazu prayed for rain and said that it would rain heavily in Renqi. On that day, there was not a clear sky in the morning, and there was no sign of rain at all. As soon as the application was made, suddenly dark clouds rolled and it rained cats and dogs. After a long drought, the earth regained its former vitality. ?

C: It is said that one day when Mazu was alive, there was a storm at sea and Mazu wanted to cross the sea. There is a boat on the shore, but there is no paddle or canopy on it. Besides, the boatman was afraid to sail because of the heavy wind and waves. Mazu said to the boatman, just get on the boat. Have a straw mat hung on the mast as a sail at once. The ship sailed out of Shanghai, braving the wind and waves and flew away.

D: It is said that when Mazu was alive, there was a doorknob on the west side of Meizhou Island (today's Wen Jia). Once, a merchant ship was blown by a strong wind on the nearby sea and hit a rock. Sea water flooded into the cabin and was about to sink. The villagers were afraid to go to the rescue because of the wild waves. At this critical moment, Matsu Shinshou found some grass under his feet and threw it into the sea. The grass turned into a row of big sequoias, which were attached to the sinking merchant ship and saved the merchant ship and the people on board. ?

E: Surrender to Er Shen: According to legend, when Mazu was twenty-three, there was Er Shen in the northwest of Meizhou, one was clairvoyant and the other was clairvoyant. Er Shen frequents and harms the people. People prayed to Mazu to punish Er Shen. In order to surrender to Er Shen, Mazu went up the mountain to work with the village girls. In this way, after more than ten days, Er Shen finally appeared. When Er Shen approached, Mazu shouted loudly. Er Shen saw Mazu's great power and turned into a fire. Mazu brushed the silk handkerchief with his hand. Suddenly, the wind blew. Er Shen was confused, so he was abused. Mazu dared Er Shen not to leave the iron axe, which Er Shen could no longer afford. Two years later, Er Shen went to worship at sea again, which was very intense. Mazu used a spell to summon the wind and flying stones, leaving Er Shen with nowhere to escape. Er Shen gave in and was willing to play for Mazu, so Mazu accepted Er Shen as the general. ?

F: Flood relief: It is said that when Mazu was 26 years old, it rained continuously in the first half of that year, and Fujian and Zhejiang provinces suffered greatly from floods. At that time, local officials called in the imperial court, and the emperor made an order to pray for rain on the spot, but the prayer remained the same. The local people asked Mazu to relieve the injury. Mazu said: disasters are caused by people accumulating evil. Since the emperor intends to relieve the harm for the people, I should pray for God's forgiveness. So I burned incense and prayed, and suddenly there was a strong wind, and I saw a dragon flying away in the clouds, and the sky was clear. That year, the people also got a bumper harvest, and the people were grateful to Mazu, so the provincial officials asked the court for praise and praised Mazu. ?

G: Saving Father and Finding Brother: It is said that one autumn day when Mazu was sixteen years old, when his father and brother sailed across the sea to the north, the sea was very rough and the ship was damaged, which was in critical condition. At this time, Mazu is weaving at home. Suddenly, she closed her eyes and held the loom with all her strength. Her mother saw this and woke her up. When Mazu woke up, he accidentally dropped the shuttle to the ground. Seeing the shuttle fall to the ground, Mazu cried: Dad was saved, and my brother died! Soon someone came to report that the situation was true. After my brother fell into the sea, Mazu accompanied his mother to the seaside to look for it. Suddenly, a group of aquatic animals gathered on the rough sea, and everyone was very worried. Mazu knew that the aquarium had come to meet her on the orders of the water god. At this time, the sea became clear, and his brother's body floated up, so he transported the body back. Since then, on Mazu's birthday, before the fish gather around the cocoon at night, the dawn has dispersed, and this day has also become a day for local fishermen to rest their boats.

H: Please treat the disease: It is said that during Mazu's lifetime, the plague was prevalent in Putian, and the whole family in Yin County was also infected with the disease. Someone told Mazu in Yinxian that he has the magic power to solve problems. So, Princess Yin personally visited Mazu. Mazu thinks he is not a bad official at ordinary times, but a foreign official. Told him to drink water with Jiujie and put a spell on the door. County Yin went back and followed the instructions, and recovered in a few days.

One: Catch Two Monsters: According to legend, when Mazu was alive, there were two monsters in Meizhou, Jia Ying and Jia You, who frequented and harmed the people. One day, a boatman was entangled in a monster and the boat was going to sink. When Mazu saw it, he turned into a cargo ship and went to the rescue. Jia You saw the cargo ship coming and immediately came to chase it. Mazu chanted a spell to surrender. Jiayou immediately kowtowed and pleaded guilty, and Mazu took him into Shuique Xianban. In order to subdue Jiaying, Mazu intends to walk alone on the mountain road. Jiaying thought it was just a folk beauty, so she came to invade with ulterior motives. Jia Ying saw something bad, waved his hand and Mazu ran away. After a year, Jiaying came out to harm people again. Mazu said, "If this monster does not return to the right path, it will surely shock the world." So he told the villagers to burn incense and fast, take a boat out to sea unexpectedly and surrender to Jiaying. Mazu also accepted Jia as a member of the water finch fairy class.

J: It is said that Mazu 16 years old went out to play with a group of female companions. When she was putting on makeup in the well, a man of God with a group of immortals rushed into the well with a pair of bronze symbols and gave them to her. The girlfriends were scared away when they played together, but Mazu accepted the bronze amulet and didn't doubt it. After Mazu received the bronze charm, he learned a lot, changed it, and used the charm to ward off evil spirits, making his power more and more magical, so that he could often travel around the world to save people and save lives. People call her "Goddess" and "Dragon Lady".

K: Mazu's birthday: Mazu's father, Lin Weijun (taboo), and his mother, Wang Shi, do more good deeds and accumulate virtue. But when I was in my forties, I had a boy and five girls. But I'm worried that a son can't carry on the family line, so I often burn incense and pray for another son. But the piety of the couple touched Guanyin in the South China Sea. One night, Guanyin had a dream for the king and said to him, "Your family has accumulated virtue and done good deeds. Now I will give you a pill, which is worthy of Tzu Chi's gift. " Soon, Wang became pregnant. On the evening of March 23, the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (960), when Wang was in labor, a respectable red light shone into the house from the northwest, and Mazu was born with a long sound. Because Mazu is a girl, his parents are disappointed, but Mazu was born strangely, so he loves him very much. Mazu never cried from birth to the full moon, so her parents named her Maureen. According to legend, Mazu was born in Meizhou Island.

Li: Mei Yufei was born: In the fourth year of Song Taizong, Mazu was 28 years old. The day before the Double Ninth Festival, I said to my family, "My heart is so clean that I don't want to live on earth. Tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, and I want to climb the mountain. Say goodbye to you in advance. " The family thought she was going to climb the mountain and overlook it, but they didn't know she was going to become an immortal. The next morning, after burning incense and chanting, Mazu bid farewell to his sisters and headed straight for the highest point of Mae Peak. At this time, there were thick clouds on the top of Meifeng Peak, and Mazu turned into a white light and went straight into the sky, leaving with the wind. Since then, Mazu has often appeared to protect the country and the people and save people from danger. The local people were grateful to her and built a temple in Mei Feng. It is said that the cliff behind the ancestral temple is where Mazu flies.

M: It is said that when Mazu was alive, there was a sea-crossing stone bridge in the west of Jiliangcheng opposite Meizhou, which was the main road for local people to travel from south to north. One day, a strange wind suddenly blew and broke all the bridge piles. At that time, the traffic was cut off and people could not pass. People thought it was Fengshen, so they prayed to Mazu to solve the problem. When Mazu visited the stone bridge, he saw a dark sky in the distance. He knew there was something strange, so he used magic to drive it away. Since then, the stone bridge has been unimpeded and harmless.

N: Gong: According to legend, when Mazu was alive, there was a monster named Gong Yan at sea, who often made waves at sea and overturned boats. One day, Mazu sailed to the East China Sea, and the monster began to make waves again. Mazu's boat rocked badly. Even if Mazu broke down, he saw a boat with a golden crown and embroidered sleeves in the waves ahead, and the god who lifted his beard and looked up was at work. Mazu quietly set off a storm to fight against it. Fearing the great power of Mazu, Duke Yan bowed down and sailed away. But the monster was dissatisfied with the divine power for a while, so he became a dragon and continued to make waves. Mazu said, "If we don't get rid of this demon, the storm will continue." He broke down in the middle and surrendered to the dragon. Mazu ordered Gong Yan to be in charge of the Shuique Xianban (* * *, a total of 18 people) to guard the boat people at sea, and later Gong Yan became the general manager of Mazu's subordinates.

O: Collecting ghosts in Korea: It is said that when Mazu was alive, there was a monster in a place called Korea. The local people suffered greatly from it and suffered from various diseases. The local people went to Mazu for medical treatment. Mazu gave the seeker a spell and told everyone to stick the spell on the patient's bedside when they returned. Knowing that the spell was powerful, the monster turned into a bird and ran away. When Mazu chased him out, he saw the bird hiding in a tree, and his mouth was still breathing black gas. Mazu read: "This monster can't stay here because it is in a troubled village." He chased and caught the bird. It turned out to be a wren. Mazu sprayed the bird with water, and the bird fell to the ground and became a pinch of dead hair. Mazu set fire to it. It turned out to be atoms. The kid knocked at the door and asked Mazu to take it in, so Mazu put it under the stage to serve.

P: crossing the river with an iron horse: It is said that one day, Mazu will cross the sea, but there is no boat. At this time, Mazu saw an iron horse hanging in front of the eaves next to him, so he had an idea and whipped it with a whip. Iron horses travel across the ocean to treat people on the other side. Suddenly, the iron horse disappeared without a trace, and everyone next to it was amazed at the magical power of the "Dragon Lady".

Legend of Mazu's epiphany

One of the legends of Mazu's epiphany: Ganquan food accumulation

According to records, in October of the 21st year of Kangxi, Shi Lang, the prefect of Shimizu Division, ordered 30,000 sailors to be stationed in Pinghai until the wind crossed Taiwan Province Province. There was a drought and the army was short of water. There is an abandoned well next to Pinghaitian harem. Shi Lang ordered people to dig, and secretly prayed to Mazu. After the well is dug, the spring water is sweet, which solves the problem of military and civilian water use. The spring water is inexhaustible. Shi Lang thought it was a gift from heaven, so he wrote the word "Teacher Chun". This well still exists today.

Legend of Mazu's Epiphany II: Aid Ship

Legend has it that on the night of December 26th, the 21st year of Kangxi, Shi Lang led his troops across the sea to attack Taipeng for the first time. Due to the lack of wind, the ship was slow, so Shi Lang ordered him to return to Pinghai. Soon, a strong wind blew, and the warship was blown into the sea and disappeared. The next day, after the wind stopped, they ordered to go out to sea to look for boats, all of which were safely parked in Meizhou Bay. The people on the boat reported that there was a light at the bow of the boat in the waves last night, as if a person was holding the boat. This is Tian Fei's silent help. Shi Lang was greatly moved, and ordered the renovation of Pinghaitian harem, remodeling Mazu statue, donating huge sums of money to build a dressing room and Chaotian Pavilion, and invited a Mazu statue back to the ship for sacrifice.

The third legend of Mazu's epiphany: the auxiliary war in Penghu.

Legend has it that in June of the 22nd year of Kangxi, Shi Lang led the troops eastward and attacked Penghu for the second time. The soldiers in the army felt that the princess had everything, and they all bravely moved forward. Meng Fei, who lives in Liu Chun, told them that they would attack Penghu on 21st and Taiwan Province Province in July. Later, the Qing army stormed Penghu for seven days and nights, and Taiwan Province Province was unified. At that time, on the day when the Qing soldiers went to attack Peng, Mazu sent two gods, clairvoyance and clairvoyance, to help the war, which is the fairy tale of Mazu's "helping the war in Penghu".

The fourth legend of Mazu's epiphany: building a temple with dreams

According to legend, in the autumn of the 27th year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1 157), there were two clansmen, Zhang and Shao, who dreamed of building a temple in the land of Wuli White Tiger in the east of Putian. Later, it proved that the temple was auspicious, so it was built and completed the next year. In the thirty years of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty, pirates invaded and people went to the temple to pray. Suddenly, there was a strong wind and waves, and the enemy retreated in fear. Later, they invaded again, showing their strength again. Many enemy bandits were captured by loyalists.

The fifth legend of Mazu's epiphany: the holy spring saves the epidemic

According to legend, in the 25th year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1 155), there was a plague in Xinghua area, and there was no medicine to cure it. Mazu had a dream for a villager in Baihu, saying that there was a spring in the field not far from the seaside, and drinking it could cure the epidemic. The next day, the masses went to control the excavation and get water to drink, which really worked. After the news spread, people from far and near came to get water, and all the people infected with the epidemic were saved. This well is called "holy spring".

Legend of Mazu Epiphany 6: Goddess Arrival

According to legend, in the early years of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, Putian Renhong once sailed at sea and suddenly encountered a hurricane. The sailboat was almost wiped out, so he quickly called the goddess for help. As soon as the shouts fell, the sea suddenly calmed down and Hong escaped.

The seventh legend of Mazu's epiphany: Goddess rescues the ship

Legend has it that in the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty sent envoys to Korea (now Korea) and encountered great storms in the East China Sea. Seven of the eight ships sank, leaving only the ship on which the messenger was riding still struggling in the storm. Suddenly, a red light flashed on the top of the ship's mast, and a Zhu.