Hoi An, Quang Nam province, Vietnam: Chinese temple known as the assembly hall of Fujian Chinese ('Hoi Quan Phuoc Kien') - ornate place of worship dedicated to a sea goddess - originally built in 1690 by people from Fujian (China) who moved to Hoi An, it was rebuilt in 1757 with the current architecture - Thien Hau, aka Mazu, is a Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a 10th century Fujianese shamaness. Revered after her death as a tutelary deity of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia and overseas. Spirituality | Built Structure | City | The Past | History

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