Putian traditional myth

In Putian, Fujian, China, most fishing families worship a fairy named Mazu. The prototype of Mazu is an ordinary girl named Maureen. Although this girl is a daughter, she is really something. She was the first maritime search and rescue worker in ancient China. Maureen has known about water since she was a child, so she began to save people at sea since she was a child. Unfortunately, when Maureen was 28, the young girl's life stopped at the age of 28 because she was killed saving people at sea. The fishermen of that generation therefore worshipped Maureen very much. She doesn't know how many people she saved, so in memory of Maureen, people mythologized it and called it Mazu.

The prototype of Mazu is an ordinary woman named Maureen. Mazu has a prototype, that is, a girl named Maureen along the coast of Fujian in ancient times. This girl is very remarkable. She is the first female maritime search and rescue worker in history. Although she has no reputation as a heroine, she has helped many local families with her rescue skills at sea. Finally, she also died to save people. The local people were very sad about this, so they called her Mazu. Every time fishermen go out to sea, they will go to Mazu in advance, which will bless them with a lot of gains and be safe and smooth.

Mazu was not only loved by Putian people, but also affirmed and respected by the monarch at that time. Mazu culture originated in the southeast coastal area of China. For many people who go fishing in the sea, Mazu is a kind of belief, which has a great influence in coastal areas. Of course, the promotion of Mazu and the construction of temples were also attributed to an emperor in the Song Dynasty. The emperor once sent senior officials to North Korea, but he didn't want them to be trapped in the Yellow River, where there was a big storm.

Officials who survived the disaster began to take Mazu culture as their belief and suggested that the then emperor build temples there to provide them with incense. Since then, every generation of kings in Song Dynasty began to build Mazu Tempel in coastal areas, and Mazu culture was promoted. Mazu culture symbolizes kindness and mutual assistance, and it has brought people a very positive impression.