MA JOU TAOIST TEMPLES AROUND THE WORLD Currently, with more than 300 million believers, there are tens of thousands of Ma Jou temples in 45 countries and regions around the world, the first one being in Meizhou. In the 1980s,   relevant UN agencies awarded Majou the title of   "Goddess of Peace". On September 30th，2009 Majou’s faith and customs were recognized by UNESCO and is officially listed as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind. Mazu Temple, Meizhou, Fujian, China     廟祖祖媽洲湄建福州神 Tianhou Temple (Niangniang Palace), Nankai District, Tianjin     （宮娘娘）宮后天區開南津天 Beigang Chijian Tianhou Temple, Yunlin County, Taiwan     宮后天建敕縣林雲灣台 Tainan Grand Matsu Temple, West Central District, Taiwan     宫后天大典祀臺全區西中市南台灣台 Matsu Temple of Tue Thanh Guild Hall, Vietnam     宮后天館會城穗南越 Vihara Bahtra Sasana, Indonesia     宫后天亞西尼度印 Chua Ba Hai Nam, Cholon, Vietnam     廟后天南海街人唐南越 Thian Hock Keng, Singapore     宫福天坡加新 Tin How Temple, San Francisco     廟古后天山金舊 Kheng Hock Keong, Yangon, Myanmar     宫庆福光仰甸緬 Thean Hou Temple, Malaysia     宫后天亞西來馬 Site map

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