Title: The Tianfei Religion along the Beijing- Hangzhou Grand Canal Region in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Abstract: Tianfei,also called Mazu,is a female god worshipped from the north to the south in the Southeast coastal area of China. Based on the importance of the sea and river transport,Tianfei was continually granted more titles from the past dynasties since the Southern Song dynasties. After the Beijing- Hangzhou Grand Canal was all connected in the Yongle Period of The Ming Dynasty,the Tianfei religion gradually extended from coastal to the region along the canal. The Tianfei's temples were distributed throughout the states and counties of the Beijing- Hangzhou Grand Canal region. The official advocacy and promotion as well as the practical needs of the canal shipping is the main reason for the prevalence of the Tianfei religion,in which the merchants of Fujian province played an important role in the process of the Tianfei religion's propagation. The temples of Tianfei provide the places of worship for the country of the Ming and Qing Dynasties which also brought about the profound impact on the social life of people in the canal coastal area.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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