List of Mazu temples

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This is a list of Tianhou temples, honoring Mazu - 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 (Myanmar)

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

See: Tin Hau temples in 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]

China

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]
Tianfei Palace in Liuhe 浏河天妃宫 Taicang Suzhou Originally built in Song Dynasty. Today's structure contains relics from Yuan Dynasty. Listed as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site.
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
Temple of Mazu ? ? Jiexiu Jinzhong Shanxi Part of the complex of temples clustered around Mt Mian,[17] a holy site since late antiquity primarily associated with the myths around Jie Zhitui and the Cold Food Festival
? ? ? Ningde Fujian

Taiwan

Official Name District County Notes Image
English Chinese
Traditional Pinyin
Chaotian Temple[18] 朝天宮 Cháotiān Gōng Beigang Yunlin Opened in 1700, repeatedly renovated.[18] Also known as the Tianhou or Tianfei Temple.[19]
Chi Jin Mazu Temple[20] 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Cijin Kaohsiung Opened in 1673.[21] Also known as the Cijin[22] or Cihou Tianhou Temple.[21]
Cide Palace 慈德宮[23] Cídé Gōng Zuoying Kaohsiung Rebuilt from its former ruin 1976. Also known as the Liujia, Dianziding, Mazu, or Tianhou Temple.[23]
Ciyou Temple 慈祐宮 Cíyòu Gōng Songshan Taipei Opened 1753
Jenn Lann Temple[24] 鎮瀾宮 Zhènlán Gōng Dajia Taichung Opened in 1730. Also known as the Mazu Temple.[25]
Grand Matsu Temple[26] 大天后宮 Da Tianhou Gōng West Central Tainan Built in 1664 as the palace of the exiled Ming prince Zhu Shugui,[27] used by Shi Lang as his headquarters following the Qing conquest of Taiwan in 1683, and converted to a Mazu temple—the first to use her new title of Tianhou—by the Kangxi Emperor the next year.[28][29]
Guandu Temple[30] 關渡宮[30] Guāndù Gōng Beitou Taipei Opened 1712. Also known as the Lingshan Temple[30]
Leh Cherng Temple[31] 樂成宮[31] Lecheng Gong East Taichung Moved 1791, rebuilt 1928 and 1963. Also known as the Lecheng Temple[32]
Lungshan Temple[33] 龍山寺[33] Longshan Si Wanhua Taipei Opened 1738, rebuilt 1924. A Buddhist temple to Guanyin whose rear hall is dedicated to Mazu.[33]
Mazu Temple[34] 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Lukang Changhua Also known as the Tianhou[35] or Tienhou Palace.[36]
Mazu Temple 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Magong Penghu Usually reckoned Taiwan's oldest Mazu temple.
Peitian Temple[37] 配天宮 Pèitiān Gōng Puzi Chiayi Opened in 1682[37]
Tianhou Temple[38] 天后宮 Tiānhòu Gōng Xinwu Taoyuan Opened 1826.[38] Includes world's 3rd-tallest statue of Mazu.
Wanhe Temple[39] 萬和宮[39] Wànhé Gōng Nantun Taichung Opened 1726, rebuilt 2001[39]

Japan

Official Name Municipality Prefecture Notes Image
English Japanese
Characters Romaji
Tomeizan Kofukuji[40] 東明山興福寺 Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji Nagasaki Nagasaki Includes a Mazu Hall (Masu-do), also known as the Bodhisattva Hall (Bosa-do).[41] First opened by Chinese merchants in the 17th century, destroyed by the 1663 fire, rebuilt c. 1670.[41]
Ma Zhu Miao[42] 媽祖廟 Masobyō Yokohama Kanagawa Opened 2006[43]
Soufukuji Temple[44] 崇福寺 Soufuku-ji Nagasaki Nagasaki Includes a Mazu Hall (Masu-do).[44]

Malaysia

Official Name Subdistrict District State Notes Image
Thean Hou Temple[45] Taman Persiaran Desa Seputeh Kuala Lumpur Opened 1989.[45] Hokkien for Tianhou Palace, though built by Hainanese living in Malaysia[46]
Seng Choon Keong Kampung Tok'kong Kelantan Local dialect for "Holy Spring Palace"

Philippines

Official Name Town Province Notes Image
Ma-Cho Temple[47] San Fernando La Union Opened 1975. Annual celebrations syncretize Mazu's worship with Our Lady of Caysasay at St Martin's Basilica in Taal.[48] File:MaChoTemplejf501.JPG

Singapore

Official Name Area Notes Image
Thian Hock Keng[49][50] Outram Opened 1839, rebuilt 1842 and 2000.[49] Also known as the Tianfu Gong.[50]
Yueh Hai Ching Temple[51] 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[51]

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[52] San Francisco California Opened 1986[52]
Thien Hau Temple (Austin) Austin Texas Opened 1995
Thien Hau Temple (Los Angeles)[53] Los Angeles California Opened 2006[53]
Tin How Temple[54] San Francisco California Opened 1852, closed 1950s to 1975. Occupies the top floor of a 4-story building[54]
Tin Hau Temple Honolulu Hawaii Opened 1889

Vietnam

Official Name County Prefecture Province Notes Image
English Vietnamese
Ba Thien Hau Pagoda[55] Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu[55] District 5
—
 Ho Chi Minh City Opened c. 1760.[55] Also known as Thien Hau or Tianhou Temple.
Quan Am Pagoda[56] Chùa Quan Âm District 5
—
 Ho Chi Minh City A temple to Guanyin including an altar to Mazu as Thien Hau or A Pho.[56]
Thien Hau Temple Thiên Hậu Cung Binh Duong

References

Citations

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  5. ^ a b c "Classified Immovable Properties: A-Ma Temple", Cultural Heritage of Macao, Macao: Cultural Affairs Bureau, retrieved 23 November 2016. (in Chinese and Portuguese), & (in English)
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  16. ^ Original signage, Songjiang: Mazu Cultural Palace, 2014. (in Chinese)
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  20. ^ Official site, Kaohsiung: Chi Jin Mazu Temple, 2015. (in Chinese)
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  31. ^ a b Official site, Taichung: Leh Cherng Temple, 2016. (in Chinese)
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  34. ^ Official site, Lukang: Lugang Mazu Temple Commission, 2014. (in Chinese) & (in English)
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  44. ^ a b Official site, Nagasaki: I Hatada for Nagasaki Soufukuji Temple, 2004. (in Japanese)
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