In March, Mad Matsu traveled around the country as usual. how can 200000 people live and eat together to prevent the epidemic? The place is looking forward to the postponement, but the temple still receives it.

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The Tachia Mazu detour in 2020 will be held on March 19, at a time of tension in pneumonia and epidemic prevention in Wuhan. The largest religious event, which passes through 21 townships and cities and accompanied hundreds of thousands of followers, faces the biggest controversy in history. Outsiders called on the Zhenlan Palace to cancel or postpone the detour to avoid a breach in epidemic prevention. Yan Qingbiao, chairman of the Zhenlan Palace, said, "it will be renewed, and Mazu will bless you all." 200000 people should live and eat together and take into account epidemic prevention, so that the local organizations, temples and schools that receive them along the way are nerve-racking.

West Luo Fuxing Palace said that an additional temperature gun will be added to determine whether the body temperature of believers entering the temple is abnormal, but how to strike a balance between accommodation and epidemic prevention is a major problem. Residents of Xingang Township in Chiayi suggested that the detour be suspended, but the Fengtian Palace in Xingang said, "considering years of friendship, since Tachia Zhenlan Palace has decided to run it, Fengtian Palace cannot be rude." It indicated that it would strengthen epidemic prevention and receive it as usual.

Dr. Chen Chin-Huang, a Xingang resident and former chief executive of the September 21 Reconstruction Committee, expressed his objection, believing that the Mazu ceremony will be fragrant at the entrance of the temple in front of the Fengtian Palace, and believers pray and chant sutras, and the risk of transmission of mouth foam is high. "this time there are many asymptomatic carriers who have no fever and symptoms. Even doctors have to be frustrated. People who understand the situation should be nervous." It is hoped that the epidemic prevention experts of the Ministry of Health and Welfare will understand the nature of the on-site activities. The contact person of the Ministry of Weifu said that a special discussion will be held on the Mazu detour, subject to the final decision issued by the official.

During the pilgrimage, Dajia Ma attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the small town Xingang (provided by Heavenly Palace) for an emergency meeting, calling for a postponement.

The Dajia Mazu detour in 2020 has been confirmed by a second throw on the night of the Lantern Festival. It is scheduled to depart on the evening of March 19 and return to Luan on March 28. It is expected to arrive at Fengtian Palace in Xingang on the 22nd after Changhua and Xiluo, and leave on the evening of the birthday celebration on the 23rd, and then return to the north via Beidou, Changhua, and Qingshui. The whole journey is eight days and seven nights, passing through 21 towns and cities. More than 200000 followers are expected to accompany the detour.

Chiayi Xingang passes through the important town around Tachia Mazu. This (24) morning, he Dahuang, chairman of Fengtian Palace in Xingang, presided over the epidemic prevention meeting. Zheng Mingkun, vice chairman of Tachia Zhenlan Palace, the organizer of the tour, was also present to listen to the views of local people. many people expressed their doubts about the risk of epidemic infection at the venue and suggested that the detour should be postponed.

Chen Zhenghong, chairman of the Xingang Culture and Education Foundation, said that if it continues, local organizations will still cooperate fully, but considering that the epidemic prevention situation is now grim, and when countries ban large-scale activities one after another, it is hoped that the temple will suspend the detour activities until the epidemic is over.

Lin Chiu-Kui, an adviser to the Executive Yuan and former director of the business district, points out that there is a risk of droplet transmission within two meters of the pneumonia epidemic. Hundreds of thousands of believers gather in the town during the perimeter, and the need for food and accommodation cannot eliminate the risk. The public also pointed out that even if disinfection and quarantine is carried out at various junctions, the transmission of droplets may not be eradicated by disinfection at intersections.

Chen Zhenghong, chairman of the Xingang Culture and Education Foundation, expressed his hope that the detour would be postponed. (provided by the public) Temple side: believers cannot be rejected and the practice of incense for many years must be taken into account.

In the face of various opposition voices, Ho Ta-Huang said: "taking into account the friendship between Zhenlan Palace and Fengtian Palace for many years, since Tachia Zhenlan Palace has decided to run it, Fengtian Palace can not be rude. At present, it will ask the county government to support epidemic prevention and hope that people from all walks of life will continue to support it." He also mentioned the dilemma of the temple: "whether to detour or not is not decided unilaterally by the Heavenly Palace, and the temple cannot refuse worshippers to worship!" Now that we have decided to deal with it as usual, we need to deal with the problem of how to do a good job in epidemic prevention. "

Over the years, the Fengtian Palace in Xingang and the Chaotian Palace in Beigang have been secretly competing with each other in popularity. He also specifically mentioned that "the Peikang Heavenly Palace has not announced the cessation of incense activities, and there is no reason for Xingang to stop operating unilaterally." He says that not only Tachia Mama, but also Changhua Ma and Miaoli Baishatun Ma are held as usual.

According to local sources, the tradition of incense worship in Zhenlan Palace involves the historical feud of the three Matsu temples in Tachia, Beigang and Xingang, which affects sensitive nerves and is difficult to shake. Thirty years ago, the Zhenlan Palace used to go to the Chaotian Palace in Beigang. As the Zhenlan Palace welcomed Matsu back to Meizhou, in order to prove the equal status of the Zhenlan Palace and the Chaotian Palace, Zhenlan Palace was under the impression that the Chaotian Palace was divided, causing discord between the two sides. Zhenlan Palace later went to Fengtian Palace to meet incense. Xingang and Peigang used to belong to Gubengang and Matsu Temple were of the same origin, so there was also an orthodox dispute between the two temples, which was reconciled only in recent years.