Mazu Tempel is surrounded by water on three sides like a jasper embedded in a canal, which has won the rhythm of heaven and earth with its ingenuity. Not to mention that the shops on both sides of the 100-meter-long lane are all Ming and Qing style buildings, and even the banners full of lanes are antique and full of charm. Walk along a straight tree-lined avenue, cross a garden full of flowers and plants on a wide and flat bluestone pavement, and finally you see a cornice in front of you. You don't have to think about guessing that it is Tianhou Palace, so you go straight up the steps. Looking around, it is magnificent, magnificent, as if it were in the famous ancient temple in China, with the same pattern, the same strictness and the same eternity.
Mazu was born in Song and Yuan Dynasties and died in 897 AD at the age of 27. After Mazu's death, her miracle of saving the shipwreck was affirmed by the court. Mazu has been conferred thirty-six times since Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty. Finally, Mazu's supreme position as the only sea god was established. It has also become the true god in the hearts of foreigners in Fujian and Zhejiang. Coastal businessmen feel that their dreams can't be satisfied by their hometown's career, so they set foot on a wavering boat. Wandering in a foreign land, but unable to give up the true god in my heart, my whole life is out of balance. They are very free and easy, carrying shrines all over the world, and camping wherever there is better water and soil. Therefore, in today's era of rapid economic development, when businessmen from Zhejiang and Fujian and local tyrants gathered in Siyang, it is not surprising that Mazu Tempel was built here. A Mazu Tempel stands tall in the long canal, making the ancient waterway waft with long fragrance.
Mazu has been upgraded from a person who benefits the people to a god, and the world of God will make people feel reasonable and approachable. Zhejiang businessmen in Fujian came here, built tall buildings on the ruins, and then felt that the future was ominous, so they began to doubt whether the ancient land god in Siyang could bring good luck to developers from south to north. So they devoutly carved a supreme statue of Mazu with huge stones, and erected a tall and charitable statue of Mazu between trees surrounded by cigarettes, asking her to lean against this beautiful island, face the rolling canal water and overlook the banners raised by the whole Fujian and Zhejiang bosses who are struggling in Siyang.
There are many Buddhist art resorts in China, most of which have beautiful scenery and convenient transportation. Very few of them are hidden in the scenic spots, and the peaks are beautiful. Here, the stone carvings on the promenade are telling the story of redemption, making the cornices and arches suddenly become symbolic shapes. It also makes this land full of beauty, almost squeezing out the traces of beauty.
This is a true religion that returns to nature. Profound principles and meanings can be transformed into vivid sightseeing ways, which can be integrated with spiritual senses and make seriousness and romance coexist. At the same time, it also reflects the piety and subjective randomness of the spirit, artificially dispersing religion in nature and echoing flowers and trees. There are not many traces of religious principles in the hearts of good men and women who come here to worship. Their eyes always focus on the grass-green Liu Yin and the carved cornices. Everything comes down to reality, but they have very vague spiritual senses. Tourists walking side by side walk more smoothly. They feel closer to religion and the true god, and naturally feel more confident and happier.
However, God did not give it special evaluation and protection, because Mazu Tempel is a compassionate Poseidon Dojo. It was destroyed again and again by the Jingoma Railway and modern Japanese pirates, and then built again and again by groups of kind men, women and ascetics. One after another, generation after generation, floating in the air, but gone. Finally, Mazu Tempel was left behind, Sanskrit bells rang, Zhejiang merchants wandering outside Fujian were certified as navigation AIDS, people along the Grand Canal converted to gods' homes, long-term expectations for peace and good luck, and memories of endless prayers and prosperity.
Countless prosperity and vicissitudes in history have created a strong and immortal inheritance of history. Here, there is a cultural enlightenment that transcends religion. The statue of Mazu stands aloof, immersed in the wind and rain, overlooking the vast number of good men and women from the long blue sky, spreading the sacred decree of the god of history and the soul of religion, praying for the good weather and moistening the soil and water for the broad masses of people in Siyang.
Tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, there will be some tourists, some kind men and women, who will come here to worship Mazu, place a few incense sticks, sing a few wishes, and then feel how the deep spiritual kingdom is close to the earth and people.