What statues are there in Tianjin Niangniang Palace?

Niangniang Palace was built in Thai for three years (1326). It was rebuilt many times in Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the northernmost Mazu Tempel in China, located in Guwen Street, Nankai District, Tianjin, outside the east gate of the old city, and adjacent to Haihe River in the east. It was built by channel boatmen who transported grain to Beijing through the Grand Canal in the Qing Dynasty.

Niangniang Palace is of great significance in the cultural life of Tianjin people. In the past, almost all Tianjin people worshipped the empress when they got married, confusing Mazu with the empress who sent their children. I hope that the empress can bless your son to be born as soon as possible and get a clay doll as his own child. If you are not born for a year, take the clay doll to the Niangniang Palace to "take a bath", that is, change a bigger clay doll and make the clay doll "grow" by one year. Give birth to a child, respect the clay doll as "big brother" and do it yourself. Therefore, in the past, Tianjin people were all called "Sir Zhong", but no one was called "Grandpa", because Grandpa was generally the eldest brother of clay dolls. (Different from the custom of Beijingers, Beijingers think that "Sir Zhong" is a housekeeper or concierge, and they all call each other "Grandpa").

There is a small statue next to the statue of Tianhou, called Grandma Wang San. It is said that it is a maid to send children to Tianhou. This is a soft statue. It is said that a child-seeker can have a magical effect just by touching the hand of this statue. Because many people touch it every day, you can't make a clay bodhisattva. It is a wooden arm, dressed in cloth, and its head is made of clay and lifelike.

Tianhou was called the escort goddess in ancient times. Legend has it that she is from Putian, Fujian, and her surname is Lin. She often goes to sea to help the victims, so she is revered as a goddess by later generations. During the Yuan Dynasty, Beijing needed to transport a large amount of grain to the north every year, first by sea to Tianjin and then by water to Beijing. In order to pray for the safety of navigation, the Yuan government dedicated the escort goddess Tian Fei and built the Tianhou Palace in coastal towns. Tianjin Tianhou Palace was built in A.D. 1326. March 23rd of the lunar calendar is the birthday of the Queen. At this time of the year, there will be an "emperor's meeting", as well as stilts, dragon lanterns, dry boats and lion dances. They are all performing, and hundreds of scenes are gathered together, which is very lively. Today, Tianhou Palace has become a folk museum in Tianjin, introducing the historical changes of Tianjin and displaying various folk customs. Huang Hui was named after Emperor Qianlong who visited this club when he went down to the south of the Yangtze River. Traditional performance venues are in the square in front of Tianhou Palace, as well as in Gongnan and Gongbei areas. After the completion of Guwen Street, a grand imperial party will be held here every year on March 23rd of the lunar calendar (the auspicious day of "Tianhou"' s birthday), performing dragon lantern dance, lion dance, Shaolin Club, stilts, drums, roller boating, yangko, martial arts, Beijing opera, pingju and bangzi.