Activity site (picture provided by Taiwan Affairs Office of Nankai District, Tianjin)
On April 28, www.taiwan.com.cn, recently, Wang Jingchun, the chairman of the reconstruction committee of Haotian Palace in Taichung, Taiwan, led a delegation of members of the reconstruction committee of Haotian Palace, and invited the diving Mazu of Haotian Palace to come to Tiantian Tiantian Palace to exchange relatives, and to visit Mazu and share friendship with Tianjin Mazu believers.
On the day of the event, Hou Jie, president of Tianjin Mazu Culture Promotion Association, Liu Jing, head of Tianjin Tianhou Palace, and other representatives of Tianjin Mazu Temple and Mazu cultural circles warmly welcomed the delegation from Taichung Haotian Palace in Tianjin Tianhou Palace. The two sides jointly welcomed the diving mother Zu to sit in the Tianhou Palace Hall, and held a solemn ceremony of offering gifts and praying to Ma Zu to jointly pray for the peaceful development of both sides of the Taiwan Straits the country is prosperous and the people are at peace. Later, a grand signing ceremony was held at the temple. Wang Jingchun and Liu Jing signed the signing letter respectively, witnessing that Tianjin Tianhou Palace and Taichung Haotian Palace were closer to each other. The two sides will jointly carry forward the spirit of Mazu culture of "morality, charity and love", take Mazu culture as the link, constantly deepen cross-strait folk exchanges, and continue to promote the inheritance, development and innovation of Mazu culture.
Haotian Palace and the delegation also had a discussion and exchange with Tianjin Mazu Culture Promotion Association, and the two sides conducted in-depth discussions on promoting the cultural exchanges between Tianjin and Taiwan and promoting the development of Mazu culture.
Wang Jingzhan said that both Taichung Haotian Palace and Tianjin Tianhou Palace are historic temples. Tianjin Mazu once stayed in the Haotian Palace in 2013, and the relationship between the two was friendly and close. The conclusion of this contract can promote Mazu culture across the Taiwan Straits and even the world. We hope that Taichung Haotian Palace and Tianjin Tianhou Palace will be like sisters forever, and both sides will enjoy peace and common prosperity.
Hou Jie said that both sides of the Taiwan Straits share the same root and origin. Mazu belief is the common spiritual home of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, which is of extraordinary significance in promoting the people to people and spiritual harmony of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. It is hoped that the Mazu Temple on both sides of the Taiwan Straits will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and experts and scholars on both sides of the Taiwan Straits will continue to strengthen research on Mazu culture, deepen academic exchanges, and promote the better inheritance and development of Mazu culture on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, And make contributions to cross Strait cultural exchanges and integration. (Jointly reported by www.taiwan.cn and the Taiwan Affairs Office of Nankai District, Tianjin)
