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Actress Liu Tao appears in classical attire as she marks birth anniversary of Mazu

By Hu Meidong in Fuzhou and Zhang Yi in Beijing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-04-20 16:06
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People pay respect to Mazu at the ancestral temple on Meizhou Island, Fujian province. [Photo provided for chinadaily.com.cn]

Meizhou Island is the hometown of Lin Mo, the original form of Mazu, who sacrificed herself to protect fishermen at sea. She later became a guardian deity in folk beliefs, spreading this cultural phenomenon worldwide alongside those who make a living at sea.

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