Magang Tianhou Temple Introduction
According to historical records, Matsu, originally named Lin Mo-Niang, sacrificed herself at the age of 16 to save her father and brother who were caught in a storm while fishing at sea, and as a result, she lost her life. It is said that her body drifted to Aokou, which is now part of Matsu. The villagers of Matsu, grateful for Lin Mo-Niang's filial piety, buried her with great honor at the Matsu Village Mazu Temple. The most unique aspect of this temple is that it houses Matsu's spiritual site, referred to by locals as the "physical body spiritual site." This temple is renovated approximately every 20 years, but it is said that Matsu has repeatedly manifested to indicate that no changes should be made to the stone coffin spiritual site. Only in recent years has Matsu, in consideration of the many tourists, agreed to allow the temple to cover the spiritual site with tempered glass and to add stone-carved dragons for protection around it.
