Mazu

mazu mažu Māzǔ mažų English Pronunciation mä′dzo͞o′ en Ma zu Etymology 1 Mazu (goddess) Borrowed from en cmn - 媽祖. Alternative forms en Matsu Proper noun A Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl who became revered as a sea goddess and, since the Qing dynasty, especially in Taiwan, more generally as the primary goddess of Heaven. en 1832 June Charles Gutzlaff Journal of a residence in Siam, and of a voyage along the coast of China to Mantchou Tartary w:The Chinese Repository https://archive.org/details/chineserepositor1218unse/ Canton I 2 1554371 58 https://archive.org/details/chineserepositor1218unse/page/58/ The goddess of the sea is Ma-tsoo-po, called also Teen-how, ‘queen of heaven.’ She is said to have been a virgin, who lived some centuries ago in Fuhkeen, near the district of Fuh-chow On account of having, with great fortitude, and by a kind of miracle, saved her brother who was on the point of drowning, she was deified, and loaded with titles, not dissimilar to those bestowed on the Virgin Mary. on en 2007 Phil Macdonald Strait Islands Taiwan https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000macd/ Travel 2nd w:National Geographic Society 978-1-4262-0145-5 938505593 192 https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000macd/page/192/ 1 Taiwan’s first Mazu temple, dating back to the 14th century, can be found here, along with the ancient West Fort Sitai (Xitai) on Siyu (Xiyu) and a wealth of restored houses in the southern Fujian architectural style. Translations goddess Burmese: my Chinese: Cantonese: yue 天后 tin1 hau6, yue 媽祖 maa1 zou2 Eastern Min: cdo 媽祖 Mā-cū Hakka: hak 媽祖婆 Mâ-chú-phò, hak 媽仔婆 Mâ-é-phò, hak 媽祖姑婆 Mâ-chú-kû-phò, hak 媽祖 Mâ-chú Hokkien: nan-hbl 媽祖 Má-chó͘ Mandarin: cmn 媽祖 Māzǔ French: fr Mazu f Japanese: ja 媽祖 まそ, Maso Korean: ko ^마조 Russian: ru Мацзу Thai: th ม่าจ้อโป๋ Ukrainian: uk Vietnamese: vi Ma Tổ, vi Mẫu Tổ, vi Thiên Hậu Thánh Mẫu, vi Thiên Thượng Thánh Mẫu Etymology 2 Borrowed from en cmn - 馬祖. Proper noun en Matsu (archipelago). en 2001 Sheng Lijun China's Dilemma: The Taiwan Issue https://archive.org/details/chinasdilemmatai00shen/ w:I.B. Tauris 1-86064-731-6 30 https://archive.org/details/chinasdilemmatai00shen/page/30/ According to the public notice issued by China, the sphere of the joint ground, sea and air exercise started from Nanri Island in the south and ended in the sea area opposite Jiangtian in the north, covering a sea area of approximately 6,000 square kilometres. It was only 30 kilometres away from the Taiwan-controlled Mazu Islands [Matsu]. en 2004 Phil Macdonald National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan w:National Geographic Society 9780792265559 54962554 203 The isolated Mazu island group has some golden beaches but very few visitors. en 2006 Bernard D. Cole Taiwan Army Taiwan's Security: History and prospects https://archive.org/details/taiwanssecurityh0000cole/ w:Routledge 0-415-36581-3 2005022645 237043276 93 https://archive.org/details/taiwanssecurityh0000cole/page/93/ The Mazu and Penghus Defense Commands each contains two infantry brigades, artillery support units, and an Amphibious Reconnaissance company. Additionally, a radar surveillance and missile complex is reportedly located on Tungyin Island, in the Mazus, and a similar facility in the Penghus. en 2023 Alexander V. Pantsov Under Washington's Wing Steven I. Levine Victorious in Defeat: The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975 https://archive.org/details/victorious-in-defeat-the-life-and-times-of-chiang-kai-shek/ w:Yale University Press 978-0-300-26020-5 2022934236 1341203428 462 https://archive.org/details/victorious-in-defeat-the-life-and-times-of-chiang-kai-shek/page/462/ In August 1958 a serious crisis erupted again in the Taiwan Strait. This time the Chinese communists subjected the island of Jinmen (Quemoy) and the Mazu (Matsu) archipelago in the Taiwan Strait to a powerful bombardment. At the time one-third of Chiang Kai-shek’s ground forces were stationed there. en en Matsu (island). en 1989 Harvey W. Nelsen The View from Beijing: 1950-1960 Power and Insecurity: Beijing, Moscow, and Washington, 1949–1988 https://archive.org/details/isbn_1555871615/ w:Lynne Rienner Publishers 1-55587-162-3 89-3634 19269286 38 https://archive.org/details/isbn_1555871615/page/38/ The Nationalists used their control of offshore islands in a harassing blockade of China's central and southeast coasts. The Dachen Islands, two hundred miles south of Shanghai, interfered with trade to China's most important port. Mazu Island blocked the sea lanes to Fuzhou in Fujian Province, and Jinmen (Quemoy) blocked Fujian's second port of Xiamen. en 2000 May Keyuan Zou Redefining the Legal I Status of the Taiwan Strait The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238425389_Redefining_the_Legal_I_Status_of_the_Taiwan_Strait 15 2 10.1163/157180800X00091 0927-3522 27907296 247 Situated outside the mouth of the Min River, the Mazu Islands form the northern anchor of the offshore defence line commanding the Min River. The main island of the complex is Nankan, more commonly known as Mazu, from the name of the major port of the island. It is 114 nautical miles north-west of Keelung, the port city on the northern tip of Taiwan, and is the same distance north of the Jinmen Islands. Other major islands of the group are Peikan, Kaoteng, Tungyin, Hsiyin, Tungchu and Hsichu. Nankan is the largest, with an area of 10.4 square kilometres. https://web.archive.org/web/20250814211448/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238425389_Redefining_the_Legal_I_Status_of_the_Taiwan_Strait 14 August 2025 en Anagrams en amuz Zuma en Gods