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Weng Huoyong, chairman of the Qing Palace in Fengyuan Town, Taichung, Taiwan, led nearly 300 Mazu believers to hold a ceremony to cut incense and pick up fire at the " Mazu Hometown" on the " Mazu Hometown" in the Meizhou Mazu Temple on Meizhou Island, Putian City, Fujian Province.
Weng Huoyong told reporters that this is the first time in the 13 years since the Zhenqing Palace built a temple, returning to the "Hometown of Mazu" to pay homage to his ancestors and incense. Mazu and ancestors in the world are in Meizhou. Coming to visit his ancestors and incense is the wish of the believers in Zhenqing Palace and it is also a trend of cross-strait integration.
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The day before, a group of Qing Palace in Taichung Town arrived at Meizhou Island . Zhuang Meihua and Wu Guochun, vice chairman of the board of directors of Mazu Zu Temple of Meizhou, led members of the board of directors of the Zu Temple to greet them at the wharf. The incense team was in the wind and rain, carrying the magical sedan chair and walking along the street to the ancestral temple. The military band, dragon flag team, siege corner team, and Meizhou women's team formed a unique scenery along the way.
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in the ancestral temple 3 days later, 28 whistle corners roared together, Taiwanese compatriots respectfully invited 5 gods to get off the sedan chair and sit in front of the Mazu Golden Body seat in Meizhou, and held an reunion worship ceremony. Weng Huoyong read the congratulations respectfully, and Taiwanese compatriots went to the incense group to worship and pray for blessings.
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Weng Huoyong said that before the temple was built in Zhenqing Palace, Mazu was worshipped at the Fuzhu's house for believers to worship; this time, nearly 300 people signed up for incense in the ancestral temple in just 7 days, and it was not easy to get a successful trip.
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"I hope there will be a chance every year in the future to bring more believers back to the ancestral temple to pay homage to the ancestors, and I also hope to contact the ancestral temple more to enhance the friendship between the two temples." Weng Huoyong said. (End)
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