Who are the worshippers of the Beidi Temple and the Tianhou Temple in Hong Kong and Macao?

[Beidi Temple] Beidi is the full name of the true God of Takeda in the north, also known as Tian Xuan, Tian Xuan, Emperor Wu, True Emperor Wu, Arctic Emperor, Arctic Blessing Saint, Tian Kaidi and Yuan Wu God. Commonly known as god, god or emperor. It is a Taoist folk god who rules the north and commands some aquatic animals (so it is also a water god), also known as Hei Di.

Beidi Temple is a temple dedicated to Beidi. It is also often called Zhenwu Temple, Yuxu Palace, Xuantian Palace, Arctic Temple and many other names. Among them, Zhenwu Temple on Wudang Mountain is the most famous, and most of them are scattered all over the Pearl River Delta. There are also temples in Taiwan Province Province. The Northern Emperor is said to have the divine power to eliminate disasters and solve problems, control fire and water, and prolong life, so it is very popular.

[Tianhou Palace] refers to Tianhou Niangniang, that is, Mazu, a belief in the sea god centered on the southeast coast of China, also known as Notre Dame, Tianhou Niangniang, Tian Fei, Tianfei Niangniang and Meizhou Niangniang. Mazu's two major ministries will be Mazu's clairvoyance and clairvoyance in observing and listening to the world.

According to legend, Mazu was born in Meizhou Island, Putian, Fujian, China. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, people began to worship temples, and gradually spread to Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other coastal provinces, and also spread to Taiwan Province Province, Ryukyu, Japan, Southeast Asia (such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore) and other overseas places.

During the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, and Mazu belief reached its peak when it spread overseas. In addition, with a large number of uninterrupted overseas Chinese immigration activities, Mazu belief has spread more widely and deeply, and Mazu Tempel can be found in China City (especially in coastal areas), such as Nagasaki, Mazu Tempel in Yokohama, Mage Temple in Macau, Tianhou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Dragon Palace in the Philippines. Even Europe and America began to have Mazu Tempel.

Mazu's influence spread from Meizhou Island. After thousands of years, it has had a great influence on the coastal culture of China, and is called Mazu culture by scholars.