The second volume (5 volumes in total) of the "Compilation of Historical Materials on Mazu" which gathers documents about Mazu's life and the origins of her beliefs around the world was first released this afternoon on Meizhou Island, Putian, Fujian - the "hometown of Mazu".
During the spread of Mazu culture over more than a thousand years, an extremely large number of historical materials with very rich content have accumulated. Up to now, more than 6000 kinds of historical materials have been discovered, with a total word count exceeding 6 million words. These are scattered among countless ancient classics, archives, and cultural relics. Collecting, organizing, and compiling these Mazu-related historical materials is a task of great significance and enormous difficulty.