From June 18 to 19, Shanghai Mo Space visited Meizhou Mazu Temple for pilgrimage.
On the afternoon of the 18th, the group arrived at the Ancestral Temple. Lin Jinzan, chairman of the board of directors of Meizhou Mazu Temple, extended a warm welcome to the visitors and accompanied Tsai Hsiang-hui, chairman of the Taiwan Mazu Culture Research Association, Yang Yanzhen, chairman of the Taiwan Mazu Intangible Cultural Heritage Exchange Association and founder of Shanghai Mo Space, and others in paying solemn three offerings rites to Mazu.
Three offerings rite
Presenting exchange souvenirs
Group photo
On the morning of the 19th, everyone held an exchange discussion in the conference room on the third floor of the Ancestral Temple board building.
Symposium
At the symposium, Yang Yanzhen introduced the development history and operating philosophy of Shanghai Mo Space, and shared the organization's innovative practices in deeply promoting Mazu culture and building a cross-Strait cultural exchange platform. Focusing on young people, the organization has launched youth-oriented immersive activities such as Mazu-themed board games, Mazu culture city walks, and themed salons, vividly interpreting Mazu's spirit of great love and narrowing the psychological distance between young people on both sides of the Strait.
Exchange of commemorative gifts
Lin Jinzan spoke highly of the efforts made by Professor Cai Xianghui, Yang Yanzhen, and others for Mazu culture, saying that this is a vivid example of the creative transformation and innovative development of Mazu culture. He looks forward to cultural institutions and devotees of Mazu in Shanghai and Taipei, and even more across the Taiwan Strait, joining hands to use Mazu culture as a bridge, so that the Mazu spirit can nurture more young people on both sides of the Strait and the Mazu story can be told more deeply and spread more widely.