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Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival Goes On-LineA website at: www.putian.gov.cn/mazu, has been launched for the upcoming Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival on April 29-30 on Meizhou Island in east China's Fujian Province.Information about festival programs, scenic spots, and investment guides are offered on-line, making it more convenient for Mazu pilgrims from around the world to participate. Mazu, "the Goddess of Peace of the Straits," is believed to be born on Meizhou Island, and this attracts a large number of Mazu pilgrims from across the world every year. Meizhou has the world's first Mazu temple, the ancestor of the other 3,000 Mazu temples scattered in more than 20 countries and regions of China. The number of Mazu followers exceeds 100 million worldwide, and the number in Taiwan has reached 16 million, accounting for 75 percent of the total population of the island province. In recent years, more than 100,000 Taiwan compatriots have come to Meizhou annually to pay respect to the Goddess of the Sea.
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