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She is also known as Mazu and Niangniang and if you want to more about Mazu then CLICK HERE as I added a bit on it when I wrote about my visit to the one in Yantai.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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She is also known as Mazu and Niangniang and if you want to more about Mazu then CLICK HERE as I added a bit on it when I wrote about my visit to the one in Yantai.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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My best understanding of these lower-level elections comes from regular research in "Mazu" Township the name "Mazu" is a pseudonym, a rural area in southern Taiwan where I first lived 35 years ago.
Like a Song Refrain: Vote-Buying in Kaohsiung Michael Turton 2006
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My best understanding of these lower-level elections comes from regular research in "Mazu" Township the name "Mazu" is a pseudonym, a rural area in southern Taiwan where I first lived 35 years ago.
Archive 2006-12-01 Michael Turton 2006
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China's communist leaders once dismissed worship of deities such as Mazu as nothing more than superstition and banned it.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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A PLA invasion of a medium-sized, defended offshore island such as Mazu [Matsu] or Jinmen [Kinmen] is within China's capabilities, "the report says.
Taipei Times 2010
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The videos show two different faces of her festival: a votive procession in the countryside and scenes from inside one of the main Mazu temples in Leizhou City.
Thomas David DuBois: WATCH: Inside A Chinese Temple Festival Thomas David DuBois 2011
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Mazu is a patron of sailors and fishermen and is worshiped by Chinese communities all along the coast, with ceremonies that last for days.
Thomas David DuBois: WATCH: Inside A Chinese Temple Festival Thomas David DuBois 2011
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These two videos were taken at the festival of the goddess Mazu in Leizhou, at the very southern tip of the Chinese mainland.
Thomas David DuBois: WATCH: Inside A Chinese Temple Festival Thomas David DuBois 2011
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He recommends the chalkboard specials at the 55-seat eatery, which took over part of the former Mazu space.
Today in Food: How pho can you go? Anne Kenderdine 2011
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