Meizhou Mazu Temple

E390746

Buddhist temple Mazu temple Taoist temple pilgrimage site tourist attraction

Meizhou Mazu Temple is a major pilgrimage site in Meizhou Island, Fujian, revered as the ancestral temple and spiritual center of the sea goddess Mazu’s worship.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Meizhou Mazu Temple canonical	2
Meizhou Ancestral Mazu Temple	1
Meizhou Ancestral Temple	1
Meizhou Ancestral Temple of Mazu	1
Meizhou Mazu Ancestral Temple	1
Meizhou Zu Miao	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3826793 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Meizhou Mazu Temple
Context triple: [Mazu, cultCenter, Meizhou Mazu Temple]

A. Luermen Mazu Temple
Luermen Mazu Temple is a historic and prominent Mazu temple and pilgrimage site located in Tainan, Taiwan.
B. Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
C. Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple is a major Buddhist temple and scenic coastal attraction in Hainan, China, known for its large Guanyin statue and tranquil seaside setting.
D. Koxinga Shrine
Koxinga Shrine is a historic temple and memorial in Tainan, Taiwan, dedicated to the Ming loyalist military leader Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong).
E. Grand Mazu Temple (Tainan)
Grand Mazu Temple (Tainan) is a historic Taiwanese temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, renowned for its traditional architecture and cultural significance in Tainan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Meizhou Mazu Temple
Target entity description: Meizhou Mazu Temple is a major pilgrimage site in Meizhou Island, Fujian, revered as the ancestral temple and spiritual center of the sea goddess Mazu’s worship.

A. Luermen Mazu Temple
Luermen Mazu Temple is a historic and prominent Mazu temple and pilgrimage site located in Tainan, Taiwan.
B. Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
C. Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple is a major Buddhist temple and scenic coastal attraction in Hainan, China, known for its large Guanyin statue and tranquil seaside setting.
D. Koxinga Shrine
Koxinga Shrine is a historic temple and memorial in Tainan, Taiwan, dedicated to the Ming loyalist military leader Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong).
E. Grand Mazu Temple (Tainan)
Grand Mazu Temple (Tainan) is a historic Taiwanese temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, renowned for its traditional architecture and cultural significance in Tainan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ Mazu temple ⓘ Taoist temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Meizhou Ancestral Mazu Temple ⓘ linked to: Meizhou Mazu Temple Meizhou Mazu Ancestral Temple ⓘ linked to: Meizhou Mazu Temple Meizhou Zu Miao ⓘ linked to: Meizhou Mazu Temple
architecturalStyle	traditional Chinese temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Mazu pilgrimage ⓘ maritime culture of Fujian ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalSignificance	origin shrine for many Mazu temples in East and Southeast Asia ⓘ spiritual center of global Mazu worship ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Mazu ⓘ
function	center for cross-strait religious exchanges ⓘ site for sea-safety rituals ⓘ
governingBody	local religious management committee of Meizhou Island ⓘ
hasDeity	Mazu ⓘ
hasFeature	ceremonial gates ⓘ courtyards ⓘ main hall dedicated to Mazu ⓘ side halls for attendant deities ⓘ
heritageStatus	ancestral temple of Mazu ⓘ
influences	Mazu temples in Southeast Asia ⓘ Mazu temples in Taiwan ⓘ Mazu temples in overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
locatedIn	Fujian ⓘ Meizhou Island ⓘ Putian ⓘ mainland China ⓘ linked to: China
locatedInBodyOfWater	Taiwan Strait ⓘ
mainFestival	Mazu’s ascension day ⓘ Mazu’s birthday ⓘ
mainFestivalDate	23rd day of the third lunar month ⓘ 9th day of the ninth lunar month ⓘ
pilgrimageFrom	Hong Kong ⓘ linked to: Hong Kong, China Macau ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China overseas Chinese in the Americas ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ Mazuism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
subjectOf	Mazu pilgrimage studies ⓘ research on Chinese maritime religion ⓘ

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