List of Mazu temples

This is a list of Mazu temples, honoring the deified form of the medieval Chinese girl Lin Moniang.

Australia

Official Name Neighborhood Council Metropolis Province Notes Image
Heavenly Queen Temple[1][2] Footscray Maribyrnong Melbourne Victoria Opened 2015, planned completion in 2019.[3] Also known as the Tianhou Gong

Burma

Official Name Township District Division Notes Image
English Burmese
Script Romanized
Kheng Hock Keong[4] ခိန့်ဟုတ်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာဘုရားကျောင်း Hkinhut Buddha Bhasabhu Ra:kyaung: Latha West Yangon Yangon Opened in 1861. Considered a "Buddhist temple" for official purposes. Also known as the Qingfu Gong[4]

China

Hong Kong

Macao

Official Name Parish Notes Image
English Chinese
Simplified Pinyin Cantonese
A-Ma Temple[5][6][7] 媽閣廟 Mā Gé Miào Mā Gok Miuh
Ma Kok Miu 		São Lourenço At least as old as 1488, with the present setup dating to 1828.[5] Probable namesake of Macao.[8] Also known as Tianhou,[5] Barra, Juehai, or Zhongjue Temple.[8]

Mainland

Official Name County Prefecture Province Notes Image
English Chinese
Simplified Pinyin
City Temple of Shanghai[9] 城隍庙 Chénghuáng Miào Huangpu
—
 Shanghai Includes an altar to Mazu[10]
Old Tianfei Temple 天妃古庙 Tiānfēi Gǔmiào Gulou Nanjing Jiangsu Built in 2005.[11] Located in the Longjiang Shipyard Park.
Queen of Heaven Palace[12] 天后宫[12] Tiānhòu Gōng Nankai
—
 Tianjin Also known as the Niangniang Temple, part of the city's Ancient Culture Street
Sea Goddess Palace[13] 天后宫[14] Tiānhòu Gōng Yinzhou Ningbo Zhejiang Also known as the Qing'an Hall. Now used as the East Zhejiang Maritime Affairs and Folk Customs Museum[13]
Tianfei Palace[15] 天妃宫[16] Tiānfēi Gōng Songjiang
—
 Shanghai Also known as the Tianhou Palace, officially the Mazu Cultural Palace. Rebuilt from ruins relocated from its original location near Suzhou Creek downtown to Fangta Park.[15]
Tianfei Palace 天妃宫 Tiānfēi Gōng Nanjing Jiangsu
Tianhou Palace 天后宫 Tiānhòu Gōng Also known as the Meizhou Ancestral Temple
Tin Hau Temple Hong Kong
? ? ? Ningde Fujian

Taiwan

Official Name District County Notes Image
English Chinese
Traditional Pinyin
Chao-Tian Temple[17] 朝天宮 Cháotiān Gōng Beigang Yunlin Opened in 1700, repeatedly renovated.[17] Also known as the Tianhou or Tianfei Temple.[18]
Cide Palace 慈德宮[19] Cídé Gōng Zuoying Kaohsiung Rebuilt from its former ruin 1976. Also known as the Liujia, Dianziding, Mazu, or Tianhou Temple.[19]
Ciyou Temple 慈祐宮 Cíyòu Gōng Songshan Taipei Opened 1753
Jenn Lann Temple[20] 鎮瀾宮 Zhènlán Gōng Dajia Taichung Opened in 1730. Also known as the Mazu Temple.[21]
Grand Matsu Temple[22] 大天后宮 Da Tianhou Gōng West Central Tainan Opened in 1684.[23]
Guandu Temple[24] 關渡宮[24] Guāndù Gōng Beitou Taipei Opened 1712. Also known as the Lingshan Temple[24]
Leh Cherng Temple[25] 樂成宮[25] Lecheng Gong East District Taichung Moved 1791, rebuilt 1928 and 1963. Also known as the Lecheng Temple[26]
Lungshan Temple[27] 龍山寺[27] Longshan Si Wanhua Taipei Opened 1738, rebuilt 1924. A Buddhist temple to Guanyin whose rear hall is dedicated to Mazu.[27]
Peitian Temple[28] 配天宮 Pèitiān Gōng Puzi Chiayi Opened in 1682[28]
Tianhou Temple 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Kaohsiung
Tianhou Temple 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Lugang
Tianhou Temple 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Taiwan's oldest surviving temple, dating to 1593. Located in Magong on Penghu Island
Tianhou Temple[29] 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Xinwu
("Sinwu") 		Taoyuan Opened 1826.[29] Includes world's 3rd-tallest statue of Mazu.
Wanhe Temple[30] 萬和宮[30] Wànhé Gōng Nantun Taichung Opened 1726, rebuilt 2001[30]

Japan

Official Name Municipality Prefecture Notes Image
English Japanese
Characters Romanji
Ma Zhu Miao[31] 媽祖廟 Masobyō Yokohama Kanagawa Opened 2006[32]
Mazu Temple 媽祖廟 Masobyō Tokyo
Soufukuji Temple[33] 崇福寺 Soufuku Ji Nagasaki Includes a Mazu Hall (Masu-do).[33]

Malaysia

Official Name Subdistrict District State Notes Image
Thean Hou Temple[34] Taman Persiaran Desa Seputeh Kuala Lumpur Opened 1989.[34] Hokkien for Tianhou Palace, though built by Hainanese living in Malaysia[35]
Seng Choon Keong Kampung Tok'kong Kelantan Local dialect for "Holy Spring Palace"

Philippines

Official Name Town Province Notes Image
Ma-Cho Temple[36] San Fernando La Union Opened 1975. Annual celebrations syncretize Mazu's worship with Our Lady of Caysasay at St Martin's Basilica in Taal.[37]

Singapore

Official Name Area Notes Image
Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple[38] Clementi Opened 1997
Thian Hock Keng[39][40] Outram Opened 1839, rebuilt 1842 and 2000.[39] Also known as the Tianfu Gong.[40]
Yueh Hai Ching Temple[41] Downtown Core Opened 1826, moved 1855, rebuilt 1895 and 1997. Also known as the Temple of the Calm Sea, Yuehaiqing Miao, and Wak Hai Cheng Bio; half dedicated to the Jade Emperor[41]

Thailand

Official Name District Province Notes Image
English Thai
Script Romanized
Wat San Chao Chet ศาลเจ้าเจ็ด San Chao Chet Bang Rak Bangkok Also known as the Qishengma Temple.
? ? ? in Chonburi
? ? ? in Pattani
? ? ? in Phuket

United States

Official Name Town State Notes Image
Ma-Tsu Temple[42] San Francisco California Opened 1986[42]
Thien Hau Temple[43] Los Angeles California Opened 2006[43]
Tin How Temple[44] San Francisco California Opened 1852, closed 1950s to 1975. Occupies the top floor of a 4-story building[44]

Vietnam

Official Name County Prefecture Province Notes Image
English Vietnamese
Ba Thien Hau Pagoda[45] Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu[45] District 5
—
 Ho Chi Minh City Opened c. 1760.[45] Also known as Thien Hau or Tianhou Temple.
Quan Am Pagoda[46] Chùa Quan Âm District 5
—
 Ho Chi Minh City A temple to Guanyin including an altar to Mazu as Thien Hau or A Pho.[46]
Thien Hau Temple Thiên Hậu Cung Binh Duong

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the Heavenly Queen Temple", Former official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2009.
  2. ↑ "About Us", Official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2016.
  3. ↑ Green, Derek (30 May 2015), "The Queen's Birthday", The Westsider, Melbourne.
  4. 1 2 "Kheng Hock Keong", Chinatownology, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Classified Immovable Properties: A-Ma Temple", Cultural Heritage of Macao, Macao: Cultural Affairs Bureau, retrieved 23 November 2016. (Chinese), (Portuguese), & (English)
  6. ↑ "Temples: A-Ma Temple", Experience Macao, Macao: Macao Tourism Office, 2016 Unknown parameter |DUPLICATE_title= ignored (help). (Chinese), (Portuguese), & (English)
  7. ↑ "A-Ma Temple", Official site, Macao: Macau Temple Civilization, 2012. (Chinese), (Portuguese), & (English)
  8. 1 2 Van Hinsbergh, Gavin (2013), "A-Ma Temple", China Highlights.
  9. ↑ Official site, Shanghai: Shanghai Chenghuang Miao, 2014. (Chinese)
  10. ↑ "其他由祀典与民间信仰进入的神灵 [Qítā Yóu Sìdiǎn yǔ Mínjiān Xìnyǎng Jìnrù de Shénlíng, Other Spirits Included in Ceremonies and Folk Belief]", Official site, Shanghai: Shanghai Chenghuang Miao, 2014. (Chinese)
  11. ↑ "Zheng He Memorial Shipyard Opens", Singapore Business Times, Singapore, 10 November 2005.
  12. 1 2 Historical and Stylistic Architecture of Tianjin: The Queen of Heaven Palace, Tianjin Municipal People's Gov't, 2005. (Chinese) & (English)
  13. 1 2 "A Guide to Qing'an Guild Hall", Official site, Ningbo: East Zhejiang Maritime Affairs Folk Custom Museum, 2010.
  14. ↑ Entrance plaque, Ningbo: Qing'an Hall, 1853.
  15. 1 2 Koesel (2014), p. 107.
  16. ↑ Original signage, Songjiang: Mazu Cultural Palace, 2014. (Chinese)
  17. 1 2 "History & Development", Official site, Beigang: Chao-Tian Temple, retrieved 21 November 2016. (Chinese) & (English)
  18. ↑ "Beigang Chaotian Temple", Taiwan: The Heart of Asia, Taipei: Tourism Bureau of the Republic of China, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "慈德宮", Official site, Kaohsiung: Zuoying District Office, retrieved 23 November 2016. (Chinese)
  20. ↑ Official site, Taichung: Dajia Jenn Lann Temple, 2013. (Chinese)
  21. ↑ "Dajia Jenn Lann Temple", Official site, Taichung: Taichung Airport, 2015
  22. ↑ Official site, Tainan: Grand Matsu Temple, 2007.
  23. ↑ Zhang Yunshu (2013), A Study of Mazuism in Tainan [臺南媽祖信仰研究, Tainan Mazu Xinyang Yanjiu], Tainan: Tainan Cultural Bureau, p. 64, ISBN 978-986-03-9415-3.
  24. 1 2 3 "Foundation of Guantu Temple", Official site, Taipei: Guandu Temple, retrieved 18 November 2016. (Chinese) & (English)
  25. 1 2 Official site, Taichung: Leh Cherng Temple, 2016. (Chinese)
  26. ↑ "Hot Spots: Taichung City", Official site, Taipei: Tourism Bureau of the Republic of China, 2016. (Chinese) & (English)
  27. 1 2 3 "The Introduction of Lungshan Temple", Official site, Lungshan Temple, 2013. (Chinese) & (English)
  28. 1 2 "History", Official site, Puzi: Peitian Temple, 2013. (Chinese)
  29. 1 2 "Corporation Tianhou Temple" Historical Marker, Xinwu: Taoyuan County Government, 2006. (Chinese) & (English)
  30. 1 2 3 "Information", Official site, Taichung Wanhe Temple Foundation, retrieved 18 November 2016. (Chinese) & (English)
  31. ↑ "From the Chairman", Official site, Yokohama: Yokohama Masobyo, 2005.
  32. ↑ "建立への軌跡", Official site, Yokohama: Yokohama Masobyo, 2008. (Japanese)
  33. 1 2 Official site, Nagasaki: I Hatada for Nagasaki Soufukuji Temple, 2004. (Japanese)
  34. 1 2 "Thean Hou Temple", VisitKL, Kuala Lumpur: Tourism Unit of Kuala Lumpur City Hall, 2014.
  35. ↑ "About Us", Hainan Net, Kuala Lumpur: The Selangor & Federal Territory Hainan Association, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Ma-Cho Temple", Official site, San Fernando: City Government of San Fernando, La Union, retrieved 21 November 2016.
  37. ↑ Rudio, Israel O., "Ma Cho Temple", Official site, San Fernando: Provincial Government of La Union, retrieved 21 November 2016.
  38. ↑ Official site, Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple, 2011. (Chinese) & (English)
  39. 1 2 "About Us", Official site, Singapore: Thian Hock Keng, 2007. (Chinese) & (English)
  40. 1 2 Tan, Bonny (2016), "Thian Hock Keng", Singapore Infopedia, Singapore: National Library Board.
  41. 1 2 Thulaja, Naidu Ratnala (2016), "Yeh Hai Ching Temple", Singapore Infopedia, Singapore: National Library Board.
  42. 1 2 Official site, San Francisco: Ma-Tsu Temple of San Francisco, retrieved 18 November 2016.
  43. 1 2 "About", Official site, Los Angeles: Thien Hau Temple, 2016. (Chinese) & (English)
  44. 1 2 "Tin How Temple", Chinatownology, 2015.
  45. 1 2 3 Corfield, Justin (2013), "Ba Thien Hau Pagoda", A Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City, London: Anthem Press.
  46. 1 2 Corfield, Justin (2013), "Quan Am Pagoda", A Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City, London: Anthem Press, p. 253.

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