Lin Jialong, mayor of Qingjian station in Taichung, invited to experience the century-old Matsu meeting.

Lin Jialong, mayor of Qingjian station in Taichung, invited to experience the century-old Matsu meeting.

The completion and opening of Taichung Railway Station and the second market in 1917 was a milestone in Taichung's modernization. At that time, seven Mazu temples in central Taiwan were jointly stationed in Taichung to celebrate the grand event. This year coincides with the century-old history of Taichung. Taichung municipal government, in conjunction with 15 century-old temples in central Taiwan, held a series of activities of "Centennial Mazu Society-gods to protect Taichung" from July 13 to 16, including detour, street art performance and Mazu Drama Night. It is expected to activate historical memory through the integration of folklore and cultural activities. Mayor Lin Jialong invited people to actively participate in this centenary event to experience the richness and diversity of Mazu culture, missing out on the next century.

At a publicity press conference held by the municipal government on the 4th, 15 century-old Mazu temples in central China gathered for the first time, together with Mayor Lin Jialong, Director of Culture Wang Zhicheng, Secretary of Civil Affairs Cai Shiyin, City Councillor he Mincheng, you Biling, Qiu Suzhen, Liu Shizhou, and others.

"meet again in a hundred years!" Mayor Lin Jialong said that Taichung as the central point, in order to promote Mazu culture, the municipal government called on 15 temples to jointly hold "centennial Mazu gods to protect Taichung" activities, hoping that through the combination of temple fairs, religions and artistic activities, people can come to Taichung to see a complete presentation of Taiwan's Mazu, including the characteristic culture or cultural products of various temples, as well as bazaars, surroundings, blessings, and so on. If you miss it, you will have to wait for the next century. You are welcome to experience the richness and diversity of Mazu culture.

In addition, the Taichung City Economic and Development Bureau will hold an exhibition of "Centennial Market" to sell Taichung specialty products in Taichung Park from the 14th to 16th, and from 6: 00 p.m. on the first day of the event, 2000 copies of happy snacks will be sent on the scene for the public to taste.

Lin Jialong, mayor of ▲ Taichung Qingjian Station for 100 years, invited to experience the centennial Matsu meeting.